Top 17 Laboratory animal technician Jobs in Los Angeles, Ca

Animal Lab Tech I - Comparative Medicine
Cedars-Sinai —Los Angeles, CA
- $25.00 - $30.46 an hour
- 8 hour shift
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- English
Research Support Technician - Animal Care Program
City of Hope —Duarte, CA
- $22.07 - $26.48 an hour
- Full-time
- High school diploma or GED
- Entry level
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Assistant Laboratory Technician
California Institute of Technology —Pasadena, CA
- $21.25 - $23.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
Research Technician
California Institute of Technology —Pasadena, CA
- $19.00 - $25.75 an hour
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree
- Entry level
- Under 1 year
- Paid holidays
- Health insurance
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Senior Animal Technician (Floater) - DLAM
UCLA Health —Los Angeles, CA
- $28.84 - $35.63 an hour
- Overtime
- Computer literacy
- English
- Mid-level
LAB AST 2
The Regents of the University of California on behalf of their Los Angeles Campus —Los Angeles, CA
- $27.54 - $33.13 an hour
- Full-time
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- Maintenance
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Laboratory Assistant II
UCLA —Los Angeles, CA
- $27.54 - $33.13 an hour
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- Microsoft Excel
- Maintenance
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Research Lab Technician I
USC —Los Angeles, CA
- $22.43 - $25.11 an hour
- Part-time
- Surgery
- Research
- High school diploma or GED
Research Associate I - Touil Lab - Department of Neurology
Cedars-Sinai —West Hollywood, CA
- $25.00 - $30.46 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Bachelor's degree
- Neurology
- Organizational skills
Research Associate I - Ajami Lab - Department of Neurology
Cedars-Sinai —Los Angeles, CA
- $25.00 - $30.46 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Computer literacy
- Bachelor's degree
- Neurology
Staff Research Associate 2
UCLA Health —Los Angeles, CA
- $32.79 - $52.75 an hour
- Bachelor of Science
- Mid-level
- Bachelor's degree
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Research Associate I, per diem, Heart Institute - Cheng Lab
Cedars-Sinai —Los Angeles, CA
- $25.00 - $30.46 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- Databases
- Bachelor's degree
- Cleaning
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Staff Research Associate 2
UCLA —Los Angeles, CA
- $68,430.76 - $104,846.49 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- 18 years or older
- Mid-level
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Research Associate I - Tourtellotte Lab - Pathology
Cedars-Sinai —Los Angeles, CA
- $25.00 - $30.46 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- No experience needed
- Bachelor's degree
- Cleaning

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Animal Lab Tech I - Comparative Medicine

Cedars-Sinai -
Los Angeles, CA

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Job Details

$25.00 - $30.46 an hour

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED
Driver's License

Full Job Description

Job ID 18675 Location Los Angeles, California, United States Job Category Academic / Research Date posted 07/14/2026

Job Description

The Comparative Medicine department is seeking a motivated and eager Animal Lab Tech I to join their team!

The Department of Comparative Medicine is dedicated to the facilitation of biomedical research utilizing animals, while striving to maintain the highest quality of ethical, humane and appropriate animal care. The Department is committed to continuing to improve the quality of services provided to research investigators for the purpose of improving the health of humans and animals. We support groundbreaking research with consultation, training, veterinary care, and facility maintenance services. To learn more, please visit Comparative Medicine | Cedars-Sinai.

Are you ready to be a part of groundbreaking research?

The Animal Lab Technician I (ALTI) is an entry level position for technicians with less than one year of experience in the husbandry of laboratory animals. Job responsibilities include knowledge and application of relevant laboratory animal medicine standards, rules, and regulations and performing animal husbandry tasks under direct or indirect supervision. These tasks include but are not limited to performing daily animal health checks, daily cage assessment, cage changing, primary enclosure wash and disinfection, maintenance of animal rooms and comprehension and application of standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent cross contamination of colony animals and equipment.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Sanitizes primary enclosures either by cage changing (e.g. rodents) or enclosure wash and disinfection (e.g. swine and canine) including high pressure washing, disinfectant handling and waste management.
Assists in routine and special feeding, watering, handling (safely transferring animals from one enclosure to another) and changes cages and sanitizes primary enclosure for all species housed in the vivarium.
Follows written and verbal instructions to provide special diets and medicated water to animals in the vivarium.
Provides care for both immune-competent and immune-compromised animals, which may also be designated as biohazardous or chemically hazardous.
Provides a basic assessment of animal general appearance, clinical signs, and behavior to recognize normal vs abnormal conditions in animals.
Reports abnormal conditions in animals to the clinical team for further assessment, including overcrowding and non compliances related to animal welfare and health.
Assists clinical and research staff with animal handling and basic treatments of all rodents (teeth trimming, separation, euthanasia).
Performs veterinary related tasks post training by Clinical Staff and maintains clinical records as required; rodent breeding tasks may be performed as needed.
Provides species-specific environmental enrichment to animals according to Comparative Medicine standards.
Assists with animal receiving as instructed by the Animal Care Coordinator.
Monitors animal room environmental parameters (e.g. temperature, photoperiods, and humidity), accurately records environmental data and reports abnormalities to ALTIII or Supervisor.
Assists the ALTIII and/or area Supervisor with vivarium support tasks including but not limited to Reverse Osmosis/Deionized water system checks, Individual Ventilated Cage rack cycling, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and feed and bedding inventory audits.

Qualifications

Education:

A High School Diploma/GED is required. A bachelor's degree is preferred with relevant coursework in laboratory animal sciences.

Licenses and Certifications:

Assistant Laboratory Animal Tech (ALAT) from the AALAS is preferred.
Valid and current driver's license is required.

Experience and Skills:

One (1) year of animal husbandry experience is preferred.
Ability to learn, apply and maintain compliance with the rules and regulations governing the care and use of animals in research.
Ability to provide and/or support a level of work excellence and accuracy; recognize and address flaws or errors that others may overlook. Ability to document tasks in an orderly, timely, and accurate manner.
Ability to convey and/or receive written/verbal information to/from various audiences in different formats.
Able to follow written and oral instructions in English.
Ability to handle multiple demands and/or manage complex and competing priorities.
Knowledge of Microsoft Windows, ability to learn other systems that support operations in the vivarium.
Collaborates to problem solve and make decisions to achieve desired outcomes.
Establishes effective working relationships with cross-functional team(s).
Cultivates and maintains strong customer relationships and rapport with stakeholders and/or client groups.
Shares knowledge, time, and expertise to assist other members of the team.
Ensures practices and procedures are inclusive of interpersonal and cultural diversity.
Identifies and responds appropriately to both internal and external customer needs utilizing available resources.

About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 915 licensed beds, 2,993 physicians, 4,700+ nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.

Req ID 18675

Working Title Animal Lab Tech I - Comparative Medicine

Department Comparative Medicine

Business Entity Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Job Category Academic / Research

Job Specialty Animal Care

Overtime Status NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift Day

Shift Duration 8 hour

Base Pay $25 - $30.46

Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai

We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve Quality Care and Research—For All, By All.

Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity 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 [email protected] 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 wellbeing 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 receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy.

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