Job Description

Job Description

The Research Lab Assistant II is responsible for receiving specimens and research kits into the CCTO processing laboratory, checking specimens and requisitions for correct labeling and appropriateness, processing specimens according to the individual study protocol requires, and shipping laboratory specimens. Conducts routine laboratory research processing procedures, performs lab cleaning and maintenance, operates specialized equipment. Ensures all specimens are handled and stored properly. Assists in ordering and maintenance of research kit supply inventory. May be trained on the job in basic lab processing under close supervision of PI or other designated laboratory member. This position requires a high degree of interaction with a variety of research staff personnel, along with external stakeholders.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs lab processing of human blood samples, tissue, and other bodily fluids according to established protocols and procedures.
• Receive research specimens and carefully check label and applicable paperwork for accuracy and completeness. Directly connect with staff who collected the sample if any information is incomplete.
• Identify research kits needed for upcoming research visits. Track research kits as they are received, confirm they are accurate, complete, and within the expiration date. Compare research kits to specific visits, timepoints, and follow-up with study teams on any discrepancies as necessary.
• Performs lab cleaning and maintenance duties, including washing and sterilization of glassware, operation of autoclaves and other specialized equipment.
• Prepare and/or QC lab kits for patient appointments.
• May be trained on-the-job in basic lab processing under close supervision of PI or other designated laboratory member.
• Performs administrative duties in laboratory or in accordance with research project, and sample tracking logs.
• Maintains project and shipping records, as required.
• Orders laboratory supplies and reagents in a timely manner.
• Assists in maintaining laboratory and laboratory equipment record keeping.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• High School or GED required. Associates Degree/College Diploma College coursework in Biological Sciences preferred.
• One to two (1-2) years actual lab experience including: biochemical research techniques, preparation of reagents and solutions, order/inventory of laboratory supplies, data input, organization and miscellaneous lab functions.

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Req ID : 6216

Working Title : Onsite Research Lab Assistant II, 6 month Contract

Department : Cancer - SOCCI Clinical Research

Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category : Academic / Research

Job Specialty : Research Studies/ Clin Trial

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift : Day

Shift Duration : 8 hour

Base Pay : $19.50 - $29.87

About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi ... tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.

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