Research Associate I - Sasine Lab - Department of Medicine
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The Research Associate I works under direct supervision to support laboratory research projects through routine experimental procedures and general lab activities. The role includes maintaining reagents and supplies, keeping detailed experiment records, assisting with specialized equipment, and following safety procedures. The Sasine Laboratory studies blood cancers and cancer-cell interactions with the microenvironment, including CAR T-cell therapy and immune-cell therapy.
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Job Description
We invite you consider this rewarding opportunity and apply today!
Principal Investigator, Joshua Sasine, MD, PhD is looking for a Research Associate I to join the team!
About the Team
Dr. Sasine is a physician-scientist who is developing new treatments for blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma, MDS and multiple myeloma. In particular, the team studies how interactions between cancer cells and the microenvironment drive the progression of cancer.
The Sasine Laboratory focuses on two main areas:
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Generating novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for cancer
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Understanding the effects of microenvironment on immune cell therapy and cancer
The Sasine lab has characterized paracrine factors that govern the biology of hematopoietic stem cells and multiple myeloma. Now, we are leveraging our expertise in this area to create biotechnology to intervene in these processes. To learn more, please visit the Sasine Lab .
About the Role
Working under direct supervision, the Research Associate I performs a variety of routine experimental protocols and procedures to support the objectives of one or more laboratory research projects in a specific area of research. Assists in general laboratory activities, including maintenance of reagents and stocking of supplies. Files and monitors documents. Keeps accurate and detailed records of experiments and results. Assists in the operation of specialized equipment and machinery. Observes safety standards and procedures. The Research Assistant I will be able to perform routine cellular, micro- and molecular biology procedures including, but not limited to Western, Northern blot, DNA/RNA, PCR, protein extraction, cell culture, Immunohistochemistry, and staining. This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
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May assist with animal husbandry.
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Maintains lab equipment and related records.
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Transports, processes and logs samples.
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Maintains computer database with relevant clinical information.
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Performs lab maintenance duties, including glassware cleaning and sterilization.
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Maintains stocks of general lab materials, and places orders for lab equipment and supplies.
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Assists new students and fellows at the laboratory.
Qualifications
Education, Experience & Skills:
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Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences is required.
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Understanding of general research objectives.
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Knowledge of routine laboratory procedures and experimental protocols.
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Must possess digital literacy.
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.
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Set against the 1,091 open Research Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$75–100K/yr59 salary ranges
- California median$31–36/hr26 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 117 open Research Associate jobs in California and 1,091 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Cedars-Sinai (this employer)22 open
- University of Southern California18 open
- UCLA Health8 open
- Experience
- Research Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (276 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 625 of the 1,091 open Research Associate jobs (57%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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