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Brain Bank Technician

Job in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90079, USA
Listing for: Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research and Education Foundation
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-03
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Medical Technologist & Lab Technician, Clinical Research
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 USD Yearly USD 60000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Details

Position:
Brain Bank Technician (FT) Laboratory Skills Required.

  • Brain Bank Technician with Biological laboratory bench work.
  • This job is ONSITE in Los Angeles. Remote work is not available for this position.
  • Biological laboratory bench work. Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • RESUMES MUST CONTAIN YOUR NAME AND BE SUBMITTED AS A PDF FILE.
Summary

The Brain Bank Technician under the direction of the Bank Director helps in Brain Bank biological laboratory work.

General duties include but are not limited to the following and more detailed specific directions, prioritization and updates are provided on a regular basis.

This position requires rotating on-call responsibilities as needed, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities include any combination of the following. Other duties may be assigned.

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  • Be flexible to accommodate special projects that come up regularly and are related to the work.
  • Set up, operate, adjust, calibrate, troubleshoot, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment.
  • Participate in conducting a battery of laboratory analyses utilizing standard lab methods, on human specimens.
  • Isolate, dissect, and prepare specimens for standardized quality assessment / assurance.
  • Participate in conducting and monitoring molecular biology experiments, make observations, and calculate and record operational data and complete results to submit for discussions.
  • Assist in banking human specimens while working with the donor coordinator for timely processing and preservation of incoming all brain / spinal cord tissue and fluid specimens.
  • Participate in on-call rotating schedule duty without schedule restrictions. This includes evenings, weekends and after-hours receiving and preservation of incoming brain / spinal cord tissue and fluid specimens.
  • Assist in a timely shipment of prepared quality assessment / assurance tested banked specimens to the requesting researchers.
  • Participate in the research and development scientific processes of the Brain Bank.
  • Use computers, computer-interfaced equipment, robotics or high-throughput equipment and computer applications to perform work duties.
  • Qualifications

    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

    • Strong database entry skills to accurately enter detailed medical and social history and lab notes.
    • Excellent knowledge of word processing tools and spreadsheets (MS Office Word, Excel etc.).
    • Excellent interpersonal, written / oral communication and organizational skills.
    • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
    • Ability to design experiments and troubleshoot technical hurdles independently.
    • Typically, such skills are the result of a combination of education (e.g., courses in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, or related Biological Science area, medical terminology, personal computer operations) and working experience in a research laboratory.
    • The incumbent must be able to perform this job safely, without endangering the health or safety of him / herself or others.
    Education and / or Experience
    • Bachelor’s Degree.
    • Biological laboratory bench work. Knowledge of medical terminology is desirable.
    Language Skills
    • Superior command of writing, proofreading, and communicating in the English language.
    Mathematical Skills
    • Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, etc. Ability to apply concepts of business mathematics and statistical analysis.
    Reasoning Ability
    • Ability to deal with problems involving multiple variables in non-standard situations.
    Physical Demands
    • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
    • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
    • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to…
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