Staff Research Associate I (30% Limited)

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday, 12/hrs per week Posted Date 03/21/2025 Salary Range: $26.52 - 31.63 Hourly Employment Type 4 - Staff: Limited Duration 3 months Job # 23360

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Department of Medicine is hiring a Staff Research Associate I to manage mouse colonies and conduct experimental protocols. Responsibilities include inhalation exposures, administering treatments via intratracheal and intraperitoneal routes, tissue and organ isolation, and bronchoalveolar lavage. The role also involves performing cardiac telemetry studies and molecular biology techniques such as DNA/RNA extraction, PCR, western blotting, ELISA, and flow cytometry. The employee will assist students, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students while maintaining data records, organizing protocols, managing inventories, and ordering lab supplies.

*This is a 30% limited role which may convert to career*

Hourly range: $26.52-$31.63

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Knowledge of basic laboratory safety, protocols and animal handling.
• Skilled in working with basic laboratory equipment.
• Ability to perform several tasks at once.
• Previous experience working in a laboratory setting is desired. Conducting research experiments is required.
• Knowledge on mouse colony maintenance required. Ability to perform animal dissections desired.
• Knowledge on conducting cardiac telemetry studies and interpreting ECG Data                              
• Knowledge of cell and molecular biology techniques as well as basic genetics is highly
• desirable.
• Must be responsible and able to work independently. Knowledge of PC computers, Word, Excel, PowerPoint processing programs and basic statistical analysis.

Preferred: 

• BS in Biology, Toxicology or related fields or equivalent combination of work and experience

   
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 curren