Laboratory Assistant II - Pathology

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote


Fully On-Site


Work Schedule


Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm


Posted Date


05/18/2026


Salary Range : $26.23 - 30.93 Hourly


Employment Type


2 - Staff: Career


Duration


Indefinite


Job #


30609


Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Under general supervision of the Technology Center for Genomics & Bioinformatics (TCGB) (formerly Clinical Microarray Core) Director, and reports directly to the technical lead at TCGB, the LAB ASSISTANT II performs a widevariety of technical and administrative procedures in the Technology Center for Genomics & Bioinformatics at the department Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, including but not limited to sample preparation, shipping and receiving, making reagents and solution, ordering, calibrating equipment, and answering phone calls.

The candidate must be highly motivated, and should have a college degree in relevant fields. Prior experience in a laboratory setting is highly preferred.

Job Qualifications

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Skill in performing mathematical calculations to include adding, subtracting,


multiplying and dividing whole numbers, fractions, and decimals with and without a


calculator to derive results


Ability to promote and use interpersonal skills to provide excellent customer service


Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team and to promote teamwork in


others


Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal


supervision


Ability to set priorities which accurately reflect relative importance of job


responsibilities


Ability to organize workflow to meet the expected turnaround time for assigned


laboratory tasks


Skill in performing multiple tasks simultaneously


Work available hours/shift/days and extra hours as required meeting departmental


needs


Demonstrate practical experience in molecular and genomics testing


Demonstrate skill in reading and comprehending scientific or general procedures or


protocols in standard English text, such as instrument manuals, procedure manuals,


safety manuals, etc


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.