What are the responsibilities and job description for the Laboratory Assistant I - Urology position at UCLA Health Careers?
The Department of Urology is seeking to hire a Limited part time Lab Assistant I to assist in a benign urology laboratory engaged in translational surgical device design, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine research. The overarching goal of the Laboratory is to apply basic science and technological advancements to improve equity, quality, and consistency in urologic care across diverse healthcare settings, with a particular focus on lower urinary tract reconstructive procedures. Specific tasks of the lab assistant will be to complete a variety of laboratory cell culture and tissue culture procedures and assays. Experimental tasks will include physiological and mechanical testing of bladder and urethra, structural analysis including histologic and scanning electron microscopic tissue evaluation, and extracellular matrix assays. Management support duties includes inventory control, ordering of supplies, preparation of laboratory materials and reagents, handling of live animals, assistance in surgical procedures, and tissue preparation and analysis. Duties also include responsibility for support of other laboratory personnel in laboratory organization, maintenance of tissue procurement logs, maintenance and reporting of data obtained in ongoing experiments, and maintenance of lab in line with all safety and regulatory requirements. The lab assistant will be located primarily within the Sturm laboratory space, but will be anticipated to interact closely with surgical and engineering collaborating labs performing creating scaffolds, adhesives, and devices utilized in our laboratory’s translational research. Other duties as assigned The Lab Assistant must be well organized, detail oriented, and able to quickly adapt to the addition of novel experiments and tasks
Pay Range: $19.90 - $23.04 hourly
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000
