Lab Assistant I

UCLA Health is hiring a Lab Assistant I for Dr. Kam’s research team in the Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology. The role involves laboratory management, maintenance of a lab mouse colony, conducting experiments, and data analysis. Candidates should be organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently. The position is full-time, onsite in Los Angeles, with a salary range of $19.90 - $23.04 per hour.
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm Posted Date 04/15/2025
Salary Range: $19.9 - 23.04 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 23858

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Join Dr. Kam’s research team in the UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, where you’ll play a key role in advancing biomedical research. As a Research Assistant, you will collaborate closely with the Principal Investigator and other lab members to support a range of research activities focused on mammalian vascular biology and fluorescence imaging technologies.

Key responsibilities include:

•Assist with general laboratory management

•Assisting with maintenance of the lab mouse colony

•Assist with experiments for lab research projects

•Assist with analysis and management of lab data

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of maintaining accurate records and data files. This role offers valuable hands-on experience in cell and developmental biology, fluorescence microscopy imaging, and mammalian vascular biology in a dynamic academic environment.

Salary: $19.90 - $23.04 hourly

Job Qualifications

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Required:
• Ability to communicate effectively and with mutual respect with co-workers, and other staff
• Ability to work independently and under average amounts of supervision
• Ability to keep accurate and organized records
• Ability to perform simple lab calculations
• Ability to perform laboratory tasks in timely manner in a high workload environment.
• Skill in performing work in an accurate and through manner with close attention to details in all areas.
• Ability to learn new methods and protocols

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.