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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
Posted Date
04/14/2026
Salary Range: $25.75 - 30.17 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
29872

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Department of Medicine is seeking a Lab Assistant to support daily operations in a research laboratory under the supervision of the lab manager and senior personnel. In this role, you will help maintain and track an online mouse colony, assist with ordering and organizing laboratory supplies and reagents, and support compliance activities related to animal research protocols. You will play an important part in keeping the lab running smoothly and ensuring accurate documentation and workflow.

Additional responsibilities include assisting with genotyping and animal breeding, as well as supporting basic molecular and cell‑culture experiments such as gel electrophoresis and organ harvest preparation. This position is ideal for someone detail‑oriented, reliable, and eager to gain hands‑on experience in laboratory research and animal‑based studies.

Hourly range: $25.75-$30.17

Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Ability to take specific laboratory directions
  • Knowledge of basic laboratory safety, protocol and animal handling
  • Experience Assisting with routine laboratory experimentation 
  • Skill in working with basic laboratory equipment

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology/Biochemistry

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an 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; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.