Research Assistant Orthopedic Surgery- Limited Appointment

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Posted Date

07/29/2026

Salary Range: $30.12 - 35.92 Hourly

Employment Type

4 - Staff: Limited

Duration

5 months

Job #

31626

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Our Santa Monica Hospital is seeking to hire a Research Assistant to join our Orthopedic Surgery Department. Our Clinic provides orthopedic care for patients with new injuries affecting a bone, joint, tendon, or muscle. Primary responsibilities include:

• Conduct human muscle and small animal tissue experimentation
• Laboratory maintenance
• Specimen preparation including purifying DNA, protein and RNA from cells and tissues
• Assist in snRNA-sequencing data processing
• Data organization, management, and analysis from experiments
• Other research and lab duties as assigned

Salary range: $30.12/hr - $35.92/hr

Please note: this is a 5 month limited position that may convert to career

Job Qualifications

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Experience in cell culture protocols

Ability to recognize and use technical terminology related to muscle anatomy and function

Ability to use and maintain histological equipment

Experience in data processing and analysis (R studio, statistics, etc.)

Interpersonal skills to effectively interact with faculty, staff, and others

Knowledge of computers including word processing, spreadsheets, graphic software, etc.

Ability to maintain accurate inventory of supplies and laboratory instruments

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.