Clinical Laboratory Scientist - Core Lab
UCLA Health · Los Ángeles, CA
Posted Jul 20, 2026
Job Description
Description
Join our team as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist where you will conduct various technical procedures in the Anesthesiology, Core Laboratory, Special Chemistry, and Point of Care. Your primary duties include specimen processing, method development, testing across multiple areas such as chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunoassay, and blood gases. You will also be responsible for maintaining laboratory instruments, performing quality control, calibration, reagent preparation, and data entry.
Salary Range: $59.37/hour - $79.11/hour
In addition to a competitive salary range, this position is also eligible for shift differentials and bonus pay.
Qualifications
- Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays
- Demonstrated technical competence in high-volume chemistry/hematology
- Working knowledge of lab safety, basic lab skills (e.g., pipetting, dilutions, specimen integrity), and test methodologies
- Proficiency in practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions for making reagents and calculations
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks such as pipetting and computer data entry
- Two years of recent experience in a high-volume laboratory setting – preferred
- Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam, i.e. visual acuity including color differentiation
Join our team as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist where you will conduct various technical procedures in the Anesthesiology, Core Laboratory, Special Chemistry, and Point of Care. Your primary duties include specimen processing, method development, testing across multiple areas such as chemistry, hematology, coagulation, immunoassay, and blood gases. You will also be responsible for maintaining laboratory instruments, performing quality control, calibration, reagent preparation, and data entry.
Salary Range: $59.37/hour - $79.11/hour
In addition to a competitive salary range, this position is also eligible for shift differentials and bonus pay.
Qualifications
- Current, valid California Clinical Laboratory Scientist license
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Ability to work rotating weekends and holidays
- Demonstrated technical competence in high-volume chemistry/hematology
- Working knowledge of lab safety, basic lab skills (e.g., pipetting, dilutions, specimen integrity), and test methodologies
- Proficiency in practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions for making reagents and calculations
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks such as pipetting and computer data entry
- Two years of recent experience in a high-volume laboratory setting – preferred
- Must pass the Ishihara Color Vision exam, i.e. visual acuity including color differentiation
Additional Details
- City
- Los Ángeles
- State
- California
- Country
- US
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