About this role
The UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory (OAL) is one of the world’s largest World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited sports drug-testing facility and one of the leading research institutions in the field of athletic doping. Founded in 1982 by a grant from the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, the UCLA facility was the first U.S. laboratory accredited by the International Olympic Committee.
As a Receiving Chemist at the UCLA Olympic Lab, your primary duties include:
• Receive and process several thousand urine and non-biological specimens annually.
• Receive, accession, aliquot, process, and store specimens in accordance with detailed written procedures and established protocols.
• Perform routine laboratory testing, including immunoassay screening for various substances, pH measurements using dipsticks and pH meters, and specific gravity measurements using a refractometer.
• Prepare and ship urine collection kits and complete all required shipping documentation.
• Maintain accurate electronic and manual records of specimens and laboratory activities.
• Ensure the receiving and processing areas remain organized, clean, and compliant with laboratory standards.
• Assist with inventory management and laboratory supply distribution as needed.
Salary Range: $30.12/hour - $35.92/hour
• Ability to accurately use laboratory equipment, including pipettes, pH meters, refractometers, balances, and related instrumentation.
• Ability to follow detailed written and verbal instructions and adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy when handling specimens and documentation.
• Ability to work occasional overtime, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require.
• Experience in laboratory operations, specimen receiving, accessioning, sample handling, quality assurance, compliance activities, or a comparable laboratory support environment – highly preferred
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.