Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Microbiology

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Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Microbiology

General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Schedule

Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm, with rotating weekends and holidays

Posted Date

10/12/2026

Salary Range: $59.37 - 79.11 Hourly

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

33428

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Join us as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in the Microbiology lab at the Brentwood Annex. You will assist with various technical procedures in the Bacteriology, Mycobacteriology, Mycology, and Parasitology sections. Primary responsibilities include performing urine cultures, blood cultures, gram stains, fungal stains, and BD Max PCR, as well as troubleshooting laboratory instruments and reagent preparation.

Salary Range: $59.37 - $79.11/hour

Job Qualifications

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• Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License (CLS) or Clinical Microbiology Scientist (CMS).
• Bachelor's degree.
• Strong educational background and advanced training in Microbiology.
• Previous technical and practical experience in Bacteriology, Mycology, Mycobacteriology, and/or Parasitology.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of current instrumentation, including BD Bactec FX, bioMerieux Vitek 2 and MS systems, centrifuges, water baths, analytical balance, fume hood, biological safety cabinet, and incubator.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam, i.e. visual acuity including color differentiation.

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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