General Information
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Work Location Los Angeles, CA, USA Onsite or Remote Fully On-Site Work Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm hours may vary
Posted Date 02122026
Salary Range 27.85 - 33.21 Hourly
Employment Type 4 - Staff Limited Duration 12-months
Job 28658
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
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This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time Staff Research Associate I SRA I to join a high-impact regenerative medicine research laboratory at the forefront of scientific advancement under the mentorship of Dr. Gerald Lipshutz. In this role, you will help manage the laboratorys various research animal colonies and will characterize protein expression in specific tissues, organs, and modified stem cell lines by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry IHC in support of multiple research projects.
Duties could include:
• Maintain and upkeep mouse colony, including updating mouse log daily management of the colony and genotyping of mice. • Assist in performing assays to assess transfection efficiency, including DNA preps and RT-PCR. • Perform assays to assess transgene expression in organs, tissues, and transfected and/or transduced stem cells, including ELISA, RT-PCR, and immunohistochemistry. • Manage experimental data for projects for regular updates with PI. • Other duties as assigned.
Hourly Pay Range 27.85 - 33.21. Please note the departments target salary for this role is 27.85.
This is a full-time limited 12-month position that may convert to career.
Job Qualifications
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Required Skill in routine molecular and cellular biology techniques.
Ability to communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis sufficiently to convey experimental results to principal investigators.
Writing skills sufficient to compose laboratory protocols which are clear, concise, logical, and display proper syntax and grammar.
Interpersonal skill to interact and collaborate effectively with scientist coworkers, graduate students, and faculty.
Skill in handling and disposing of contaminated material according to protocol.
Ability to organize raw data into relevant formats.
Reading skills sufficient to understand specific protocol, relevant journal articles, and equipment.
Ability to perform library searches.
Preferred
Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent experience in chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
Experience working with research animals.
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional 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 received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.