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Job #JPF10483

+ Microbiology, Immuno & Molecul / Basic Biomedical Sciences / UCLA

Position overview

Salary range: The posted UC salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2025-26-academic-salary-scales.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 24B (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t24-b.pdf) . The salary range for this position is $63,500-$70,700. “Off-scale salaries”, i.e. a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Application Window

Open date: July 15, 2025

Next review date: Thursday, Aug 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Aug 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

Assistant Specialist – Lili Yang Lab (Gene & Cell Therapy)

• Laboratory Sciences & Support

• Full-Time

Job Description

The Yang Engineering Immunity Lab at UCLA (https://www.liliyanglab.com/) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Assistant Specialist to join our interdisciplinary team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of next-generation cell therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases, with a clear translational focus from bench to bedside.

You will work alongside a talented group of scientists and clinical researchers to advance our therapeutic pipeline towards clinical trials. The ideal candidate will bring substantial expertise in gene engineering and CAR-based cell therapies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to advance cell therapy programs.

• Design and perform IND-enabling studies to manufacture and characterize cell therapy products.

• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and support technology transfer to GMP facilities.

• Generate and maintain critical documentation, including protocols, batch records, and study reports.

• Perform additional duties as needed to support the goals of the lab and institution.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant scientific discipline.

• Minimum of 10 years of biological research experience.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in gene & cell therapy research.

• Proven track record of success in a similar or equivalent role.

Cultural North Star

The shared values of the DGSOM are expressed in the Cultural North Star, which was developed by members of our community and affirms our unswerving commitment to doing what’s right, making things better, and being kind. These are the standards to which we hold ourselves, and one another. Please read more about this important DGSOM program at https://medschool.ucla.edu/cultural-north-star.

Anti-Racism Roadmap

The David Geffen School of Medicine Anti-racism roadmap is our co-created path to ensuring racial justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to actively dismantling structural racism in our organization as described in more detail at: https://medschool.ucla.edu/anti-racism.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant scientific discipline.

• Minimum of 10 years of biological research experience.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in gene & cell therapy research.

• Proven track record of success in a similar or equivalent role.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

+ Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

+ Cover Letter (Optional)

+ Statement of Research (Optional)

+ UCLA Mission Statement - As the nation's premier public research university, UC's mission is the creation, dissemination, preservation and application of knowledge for the betterment of our global society. We have a particular responsibility to the people of the state of California which we express in the excellence of the education we provide, the impact of the research we do, the comprehensive, life-saving medical services we provide, and the public service mission we are devoted to. The University of California promotes the social mobility of its students, equips them with the tools and experience that furthers their ambitions, and regards their accomplishments across the life span as evidence of the profoundly positive impact of higher education.

The UCLA campus has expressed these goals in its strategic plan as follows:

Deepen our engagement with Los Angeles

Expand our reach as a global university

Enhance our research and creative activities

Elevate how we teach

Become a more effective institution

Prompt for candidates for recruitment:

Reflecting on your personal and professional experiences, highlight your past contributions and future commitments to advancing UCLA's mission as embodied in the 2023-28 strategic plan. These accomplishments and ambitions may be discussed in the context of describing your teaching, scholarship, and service

Reference requirements

References are not required at the time of application.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10483

Help contact: [email protected]

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

+ “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

+ UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH)

+ UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third Parties

+ APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/\_files/apm/apm-035.pdf)

Job location

Los Angeles, CA