$86,400–$184,800 Per Year
Accreditation Standards, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Dissection, Diversity, Educational Technology, Establish Priorities, Federal Laws and Regulations, Fundraising Program, Government, Government Regulations, Instrumentation, Inventory Management, Laboratory, Legal, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Maintain Compliance, Manual Dexterity, Medical Research, OSHA, Operational Support, Operations, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Probate, Process Development, Quality Control, Record Keeping, Records Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Safety/Work Safety, Spreadsheets, State Laws and Regulations, Systems Maintenance, Telephone Skills, Time Management, Training/Teaching, University/School Policies, Writing Skills
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General Information
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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 7:00am-4:00pm (Occasional Weekends)
Posted Date
07/13/2026
Salary Range: $86400 - 184800 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
31994
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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Under the general supervision of the Director, the Anatomical Preparation Specialist supports the daily operations of the Donated Body Program (DBP) by providing anatomical preparation, technical, educational, and administrative expertise. Ensures the ethical management and regulatory compliance of anatomical materials used for medical education and research.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Procure, prepare, quality-control, store, and allocate anatomical materials for educational and research purposes.
- Maintain a perpetual inventory of body donors, specimens, prosections, and related teaching collections.
- Manage and maintain records related to the storage, care, distribution, reclamation, and final disposition of anatomical materials.
- Provide training and guidance to end users and assist in developing processes for anatomical material requests.
- Support the evaluation and prioritization of requests for anatomical materials and assist with overall DBP operations.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and University policies.
- Assist in maintaining program compliance with system-wide and local University requirements.
- Provide oversight of all UCLA and approved off-campus sites utilizing human anatomical materials.
- Conduct regular inspections of laboratories and approved locations to ensure adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and standards.
Annual Salary Range: $86,400.00 - $184,800.00
Job Qualifications
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Required:
- California Embalmer's License
- Minimum 2 years of related experience or training in a mortuary or as a licensed embalming technician.
- Skill in organizing tasks to meet various deadlines.
- Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
- Knowledge of California law governing crematories, funeral directors, embalmers, Cal-OSHA, Organ donations, California Business and Professions Code, California Code of Regulations, SB 198 - Injury and Illness Prevention Program, Death Registration, Preneed, Health and Safety, Government and Probate Codes as well as an overview knowledge with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, supervisors, members of the AMRC, peers, governmental regulatory agencies, and other customer/suppliers.
- Ability to communicate effectively with faculty, medical students and community regarding the use of anatomical materials.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to communicate with mutual respect and consideration for diversity among individuals. Ability to communicate with grieving families and to be sensitive to the needs and emotional state of the families of donors.
- Demonstrated computer skills using database, spreadsheet and word programs.
- Must be available on a rotating basis to work evenings, holidays and weekends as needed to respond to calls from the Answering service regarding imminent or death reports or other related Donated Body Program service issues.
- Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
- Ability to work with frequent interruptions and to meet deadlines.
- Manual dexterity to perform technical duties/tasks including lifting 50 lbs, using electric surgical or blunt dissection instruments, sharps and other instrumentation. Visual acuity sufficient to read instructions and warning labels. Hearing sufficient acuity to respond to audible instructions and alarms.
Preferred:
- California Funeral Director's License
- Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Graduate of Mortuary Science College.
- Associate's degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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.
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