Stem Cell Research Technician

#138648 Stem Cell Research Technician

Payroll Title
: SRA 1

Department
:
Sanford Stem Cell Innovation Center

Hiring Pay Scale
: $28.69 - $34.22 / Hour

Worksite
:
La Jolla

Appointment Type
:
Career

Appointment Percent
: 100%

Union
: RX Contract

Total Openings
: 1

Work Schedule
:
Days, 8 hrs/day, Monday-Friday

Filing Deadline
:
Tue 3/10/2026

UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment:
Apply by 2/26/2026 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor.

Reassignment Applicants:
Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

Depending on experience of the selected candidate, this position will be hired at the SRA1 or SRA2 level.

In 2022, businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford committed $150 million to the creation of the Sanford Stem Cell Institute at UC San Diego. This gift combines current infrastructure with new Centers intended to leverage the advantages of space‑based science, including expansion and, in some ways, quite literally launch stem cell research and regenerative medicine at UC San Diego into new spaces, endeavors, and training of future stem cell scientists.

Sanford Stem Cell Institute provides essential physical and human resources needed to leverage stem cell research currently being conducted at UC San Diego. Due to the complexity of regenerative medicine projects and substantial institutional investment, daily Sanford Stem Cell Institute personnel work with all 9 Vice Chancellor areas:
Academic Affairs;
Research Affairs;
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion;
Student Affairs;
Marine Sciences;
Health Sciences;
Health System;
Chief Financial Officer;
Advancement;
Resource Management and Planning.

As part of UC San Diego, Sanford Stem Cell Institute motivates University‑wide change, sustainability, and partnership, focusing on creating the structure under which various innovative regenerative medicine units and initiatives are developed.

The new UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute builds upon a $100 million gift in 2013 from T. Denny Sanford that established UC San Diego as a leader in developing and delivering the therapeutic promise of human stem cells — special cells with the ability to develop into many different cell types and which, when modified and repurposed, have the potential to treat, remedy or cure a vast array of conditions and diseases.

The new UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute includes six (6) stem cell Centers led by Center Directors and Deputy Directors.

• Sanford Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research (ISSCOR) Center, for stem cell research that will be conducted in a laboratory bay located aboard the International Space Station currently in low‑Earth orbit.
• Sanford Stem Cell Fitness and Space Medicine Center, which conducts in‑depth space fitness and orbital medicine that can benefit both astronauts and people living on Earth.
• Sanford Stem Cell Innovation Center, which will support regenerative medicine company development, including contract research in low‑Earth orbit.
• Sanford Stem Cell Discovery Center, which conducts basic and translational stem cell research.
• Sanford Advanced Therapy Center, which provides fundamental tools and services to move basic research findings to next stages, such as early phase trials.
• Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, which conducts research to accelerate relevant drug and therapy development in regenerative medicine, including clinical trials.

Under supervision, the Research Associate will assist with and perform standard laboratory procedures with Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESC) and neuronal precursor cells (NPCs) and other experimental procedures. Incumbent will assist PI’s and other lab members with studies. Studies will include
1) General growth and maintenance of stem cell lines,
2) Gene manipulation of these stem cells with silencing or…