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HLA Lab Technician
Job Description
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been named to the Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2025-2026” rankings. Come join our team!
What will you be doing in this role?
The Level I HLA Technician is a member of the HLA laboratory staff and operates with close supervision. As much as ninety (90%) percent of the time is spent performing routine tasks requiring entry level cognitive, manipulative, and problem-solving skills. Tasks involve operating and QC-ing test equipment, conducting basic level tests, collaborating with other hospital departments. Additional duties include general support functions vital for the routine operation of laboratory activities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Working under supervision of a Licensed CLS,
- Performs routine serum processing and DNA extraction with strong attention to precision and accuracy
- Operates laboratory equipment used in processing.
- Competent in logging patient sera samples in the laboratory computer system and generation of a work list and patient labels.
- Follow current laboratory practices (in serology and DNA section) to prevent sample switch, and patient sample contamination.
- Assist in equipment temperature monitoring by the alarm system
- Assist in answering phone call and emails
- Assist in sample pick up from hospital.
- Perform weekly, and monthly equipment maintenance and upkeep.
- Perform weekly, and monthly equipment maintenance and upkeep.
- Assist in laboratory supply inventory, putting away supplies, making gels and reagent aliquoting.
- Maintain cell, sera, and DNA inventory.
- Assist in collection of research samples
- Provide support to clinical laboratory scientist in reagent aliquoting, labeling tubes and other duties assigned
Qualifications
Job qualifications Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a biological science (biology, immunology, cell biology, microbiology) required
Work Experience
No experience required, but applicants with some experience in a clinical or research laboratory preferred.
About Us
About the Team
Req ID : 12929
Working Title : HLA Lab Technician
Department : HLA Lab
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Pathology / Laboratory
Job Specialty : Laboratory
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $29.01 - $44.97
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