**Job Description** When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion, and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we rank as one of the top hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. From working with a team of committed healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything necessary do something incredible—for yourself and for others. **Are you a hardworking and dedicated research professional?** When you join Cedars-Sinai, you become part of a team that is at the forefront of medical advancements. Working alongside physician-scientists and researchers, you will be a part of life-saving medical and scientific breakthroughs. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and skillful Research Associate II to join Dr. Hung’s lab. For more information on this lab, please visit Hung Research Lab | Cedars-Sinai **Additional Job Duties:** + Performs a variety of increasingly complex experimental protocols and procedures and assist in the design of new complex or unusual protocols and techniques. + Keeps accurate and detailed records of experiments and results, and assist in identifying and troubleshooting of unexpected results. + Orders laboratory supplies and supports laboratory operations. + Maintains lab equipment and related records and may coordinate use of lab equipment. + Assists in the operation of specialized equipment, as required by the area of research. + Assists in preparation of data for publication and/or presentation at scholarly meetings. + Observes and complies with safety standards and procedures. + Orients research laboratory assistants or lower level research associates and undergraduate student researchers on day-to-day lab operations and routine procedures. **Qualifications** **Educational Requirements:** + Minimum of a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in biological science required **Experience and Skillset:** + At least two (2) years of experience in area of research specialization, outside of undergraduate research experience + Experience in research of cancer immunology and immunotherapy, or tumors preferred. + Understanding of general research objectives + Highly motivated, independently with superior interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills + Computer skills to include, but not limited to, Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint + Knowledge of administrative policies and procedures and budgetary requirements and policies Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring. At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and well-being of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees get a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment. **Req ID** : 5466 **Working Title** : Urology Research Associate II - Hung Lab **Department** : Urology **Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center **Job Category** : Academic / Research **Job Specialty** : Research Studies/ Clin Trial **Overtime Status** : NONEXEMPT **Primary Shift** : Day **Shift Duration** : 8 hour **Base Pay** : $21.26 - $36.14 Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.