Clinical Lab Scientist - Cell Therapy Lab

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health is seeking a Clinical Laboratory Scientist in the Cell Therapy Lab to advance patient care through specialized testing and processing of stem cells. You will collaborate with clinicians and operate advanced laboratory equipment in a high-stakes environment.

The role emphasizes processing, quality control, data documentation, and adherence to clinical trial procedures. After-hours availability and strong regulatory knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• Current California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License
• Must be able to work after-hours, weekends, and holidays on rotation
• Experience in transfusion medicine and blood separation processes
• Knowledge of microbiology procedures and quality control/assurance
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word/Excel) and data calculations

Responsibilities

• Process/cryopreserve bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for infusion
• Prepare samples for sterility, viability, and cell count testing
• Operate blood separation instruments and hematology analyzer
• Perform quality control tasks and computations
• Document equipment maintenance and quality control
• Maintain, troubleshoot and repair lab equipment as needed
• Prepare written reports and technical summaries
• Record and review data for accuracy and completeness
• Handle clinical trial administrative responsibilities
• Adhere to trial procedures and documentation requirements for each study

Skills

Laboratory techniques

Quality control

Data documentation

MS Office

On-call readiness

Education

California CLS license

Tools

Hematology analyzer

Blood separation instruments

Cell therapy processing equipment

Job description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

If you’re devoted to using your specialized clinical laboratory expertise to uncover the causes of diseases, you’ll find an exceptional home for your career at UCLA Health. Within our stimulating and supportive environment, you’ll collaborate with world-class clinicians while working with the latest in laboratory technology. If you’re looking to advance your career with one of the nation’s top health systems, we invite you to join us.

As a Clinical Laboratory Scientist of the Cell Therapy Lab, your job duties include:

• Process/cryopreserve bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for infusion
• Prepare samples for sterility, viability, and cell count testing
• Operate blood separation instruments and hematology analyzer
• Perform quality control tasks and computations
• Document equipment maintenance and quality control
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs on lab equipment
• Prepare written reports and technical summaries
• Record/review data for accuracy, completeness, and suitability
• Handle clinical trial administrative responsibilities
• Follow and adapt to procedures/policies implemented by internal orExternal study sponsors on various clinical trials that may differ fromstandard operating procedures of BM/Stem cell laboratory.
• Mustadhere to all defined processing and documentation requirements for the clinical trial.

Salary Range: $59.37 - 79.11 Hourly

Salary Range: $56.54-$75.34/hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:

• Current and valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist License
• Must be able to work after-hours, weekends, and holidays when required (rotating on-call)
• Experience in transfusion medicine, blood separation processes, and quality control/quality assurance.
• Knowledge and experience with microbiology procedures
• Ability to use MS Office programs, including Word and Excel
• Skill in practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to be used in making reagents and in performing calculations
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with outside services
• Ability to work under conditions of frequent interruptions, distractions, and heavy workload while maintaining equanimity, accuracy and productivity

Preferred

• At least two years of recent experience performing testing in a clinical laboratory
• Knowledge of hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplants, and cellular therapies
• Recent demonstrated technical competence in cellular therapy product processing
• Experience with clinical trial processing and protocols

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.