Laboratory Assistant II - Neurosurgery

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health is seeking a Lab Assistant II to conduct behavioral training experiments, brain sectioning and histology, and brain imaging data collection with mice. S/he will be responsible for data collection, for scheduling undergraduate students to run the same experiments, and to perform general laboratory duties, including the generating of spreadsheet data summaries in Excel.

A Bachelor of Science degree in biological or equivalent or related fields is required.

Qualifications

• BS in biological or related field required.
• Mouse handling experience required.
• Some experience with basic behavioral tasks is preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel; Python, R or Matlab helpful.

Responsibilities

• Conduct behavioral training experiments with mice.
• Perform brain sectioning, histology and brain imaging data collection.
• Manage data collection and schedule undergraduates for experiments.
• Generate spreadsheet data summaries in Excel and report weekly.

Skills

Mouse handling

Python

R

Matlab

Excel

Organizational skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor of Science in biology

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Fully On-Site

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8am-5pm; hours may vary.

Posted Date

08/28/2026

Salary Range: $27.54 - 33.13 Hourly

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32706

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Lab Asst. II will be conducting behavioral training experiments, brain sectioning and histology, and brain imaging data collection with mice. S/he will be responsible for data collection, for scheduling undergraduate students to run the same experiments, and to perform general laboratory duties, including the generating of spreadsheet data summaries in Excel. S/he will also be required to take part in lab and center meetings each week. A Bachelor of Science degree in biological or equivalent or related fields is required. Experience handling mice is required.

Hourly salary range: 27.54 - 33.13

Job Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor of Science degree in biological or equivalent or related fields

Mouse handling and some experience with basic behavioral tasks

Good PC Skills, with ideally some knowledge of python, R or Matlab

Strong organizational skills and flexibility in responding to changing priorities

Excellent verbal and written English skills

Ability to work independently after training and some continued supervision.

Excellent interpersonal skills to deal with and sustain cooperative working relationships with undergraduate students and lab scientists

Ability to learn rapidly and follow through tasks with details

Flexibility in working hours when needed

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.