UC San Diego Health · 20 hours ago
Lab Assistant - 138206
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$23.13/hr - $27.20/hr
2+ years expUC San Diego Health is seeking a Lab Assistant to support the Department of Anesthesiology. The role involves assisting with laboratory operations and conducting clinical trials, including recruiting participants and collecting data.
Health Care
Responsibilities
Assist with basic laboratory operations and conducting several NIH funded clinical trials involving healthy volunteers and chronic pain patients
Assigned duties and responsibilities include routine laboratory maintenance, support for personnel, and conducting remote and in-person psychophysical and brain imaging studies including a study of noninvasive nerve blocks during MRI
Recruit and screen study participants, collect and analyze data from human participants, and assist with the preparation of regulatory communications such as for the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Train and help oversee undergraduate students who volunteer with the lab and assist with training and onboarding of new lab members
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Graduation from high school or a General Education Diploma and one year of laboratory experience or two years of college including courses in the in the natural, physical or social sciences and two years of laboratory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge of safe human testing procedures (CITI training; experience with IRB)
Requires skills in data management and coding including E-prime, R, and FSL
Ability to follow written and verbal directions
Knowledge of personal computer programs including word processing, basic computer coding, SPSS, Word, Excel, unix
Ability to adhere to established UCSD guidelines for safety and environmental issues
Must be able to work effectively with human volunteers and patients
Company
UC San Diego Health
UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.2MKey Investors
The Beryl InstituteThe Conrad Prebys Foundation
2025-10-31Grant
2023-06-26Grant· $0.2M
Leadership Team
Christian Dameff
Medical Director of Cybersecurity
Sandip Patel
Professor
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