"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

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

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