Lab Assistant 1 50 limited

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Posted Date

10/13/2026

Salary Range: $27.04 - 32.31 Hourly

Employment Type

4 - Staff: Limited

Duration

10/05/2027

Job #

33577

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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The Department of Medicine is looking to hire a Laboratory Assistant to support the UCLA Translational Oncology Research Labs. In this role, you will help maintain laboratory and office operations by managing supplies and inventory, receiving and distributing shipments, coordinating research sample shipments, handling mail and deliveries across UCLA locations, assisting with laboratory equipment and routine maintenance, supporting laboratory safety procedures, maintaining records and databases, and providing administrative support to ensure efficient and compliant research operations.

• This is a limited appointment which may convert to career*

Hourly range: $27.04-$32.31

Job Qualifications

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Required:

• Ability to place and receive orders with accuracy. (Required)
• Ability in maintaining proper usage of laboratory equipment. (Required)
• Skill in using computer and Excel software to update inventory control. (Required)
• Ability to communicate well and work as a team. (Required)
• Organizational skills to stock laboratory and office supplies to perform inventory. (Required)
• Knowledge of the ordering system with regards to calling in orders to vendors and reconciling shipments and purchase orders. (Required)

Preferred:

• Knowledge of Biohazardous materials and how to discard them. (Preferred)
• Knowledge of UCLA campus in order to run errands on campus as needed. (Preferred)

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.