Research Data Associate Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Payroll Title:
SRA 3 Department:
MEDSCH/EMERG MED SVC Hiring Pay Scale
$71,855 - $115,546 / Year Worksite:
La Jolla Appointment Type:
Career Appointment Percent:
100% Union:
RX Contract Total Openings:
1 Work Schedule:
Days, 8-Hour Shifts, Monday-Friday
#140003 Senior Research Associate, MEDSCH/EMERG MED SVC
Extended Deadline: Thu 7/23/2026
Apply Now
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 6/10/2026 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.
DESCRIPTION
Established in 1978 at the UC San Diego Medical Center, the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) combines the benefits of an internationally renowned university with a large academic hospital. The UC San Diego Medical Center and the DEM is leading an effort, funded by the Federal Office of the National Coordinator, to foster data exchange, interoperability, and clinical integration to improve healthcare efficiency and patient outcomes among San Diego County community healthcare providers. The San Diego Beacon Collaborative will focus on expanding pre-hospital emergency field care and electronic information transmission to improve outcomes for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, empowering patients to engage in their own health management through web portal and cellular telephone technology, improving continuity of care for all.
The Senior Research Associate will be responsible for advanced electron microscopic research and surgical procedures to produce animal stroke models in mice and rats. The incumbent performs electron and confocal microscopic imaging analysis, molecular and biochemical analysis such as Western blotting, ELISA assays, in situ hybridization, etc. This position also performs some research data analysis and creates graphs, writes positions (e.g., materials and methods) of manuscripts, and submits manuscripts for publications.
The program is highly interdisciplinary, utilizing animal surgery, cell culture, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and quantitative histological analysis. Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge of molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, and/or quantitative histological analysis as typically attained by an advanced degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Considerable experience with independent research/evaluation design and protocol development theory, methods, concepts, and techniques.
• Strong demonstrated ability to make and contribute important original ideas pertaining to the planning, development, modification, and execution of new research studies.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.
• Knowledge of statistical theory and methodology.
• Expert knowledge of methods and techniques of compiling, analyzing and evaluating statistical and other project/research data.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent scientific research and skills to organize and present such information at conferences and in scientific publications.
• Extensive experience in writing portions of scientific manuscripts applying knowledge and understanding of the science and research projects relating to interventions.
• Proven skill to communicate methods and results to provide interpretive information to scientific Investigators from which researchers can draw conclusions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Skills and experience with performing animal stroke models, cell cultures, gene cloning and expression, Western blotting, confocal and electron microscopic analysis.
• Skills and extensive experience in performing animal stroke models and behavioral tests.
• Skills and extensive experience in advanced electron microscopy techniques, such as Serial Block-Face Electron Microscopy (SBEM) and Electron Tomography (ET).
• Skills and extensive experience performing confocal microscopy and quantitative histological analysis.
• Skills and experience in statistical/project/research data analysis.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on Background Check results.

Pay Transparency Act
Annual Full Pay Range: $75,449 - $121,324 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)
Hourly Equivalent: $36.13 - $58.11
Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).
Apply Now
If employed by the University of California, you will be required to comply with our Policy on Vaccination Programs, which may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements. If applicable, life-support certifications (BLS, NRP, ACLS, etc.) must include hands-on practice and in-person skills assessment; online-only certification is not acceptable.
UC San Diego Health Sciences is comprised of our School of Medicine, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, and our Student Health and Well-Being Department. We have long been at the forefront of translational - or "bench-to-bedside" - research, transforming patient care through discovery and innovation leading to new drugs and technologies. Translational research is carried out every day in the hundreds of clinical trials of promising new therapies offered through UC San Diego Health, and in the drive of our researchers and clinician-scientists who are committed to having a significant impact on patient care. We invite you to join our team!
Applications/Resumes are accepted for current job openings only. For full consideration on any job, applications must be received prior to the initial closing date. If a job has an extended deadline, applications/resumes will be considered during the extension period; however, a job may be filled before the extended date is reached.
To foster the best possible working and learning environment, UC San Diego strives to cultivate a rich and diverse environment, inclusive and supportive of all students, faculty, staff and visitors. For more information, please visit UC San Diego Principles of Community .
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.
For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination
UC San Diego is a smoke and tobacco free environment. Please visit smokefree.ucsd.edu for more information.
UC San Diego Health maintains a marijuana and drug free environment. Employees may be subject to drug screening.
Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
a. "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• Abusive Conduct in the Workplace