Entry-level research assistant jobs in Los Angeles, CA: 24 open roles
24 open entry-level research assistant jobs in Los Angeles, CA, taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $93,000 a year. A research assistant gathers and organizes information, runs surveys or studies and writes up findings for a team or client. It fits people with strong reading, writing and analysis skills.
Open entry-level research assistant jobs in Los Angeles, CA
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Clinical Research Coordinator
M3USA · Los Angeles, CA
Nov 6, 2026
- Hybrid Clinical Research Coordinator Drug & Device Trials
UCLA Health · Los Angeles, CA
Nov 5, 2026
- Quantitative Research Associate - Systematic Portfolio Construction
Capital Group · Los Angeles, CA
$159k–$255k · Nov 5, 2026
- Gynecologic Cancer Research Associate II
University of California · Los Angeles, CA
Nov 4, 2026
- Equity Research Associate
Capital Group · Los Angeles, CA
$142k–$227k · Nov 3, 2026
- Research Associate
The University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA
$75k · Nov 2, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator II - Surgery Chair
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Oct 26, 2026
- Research Associate II - Guerin Children's - Merrill Lab - Full-Time, On-Site, Days
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Oct 14, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator
Flourish · Los Angeles, California, United States
Oct 9, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator I (Hybrid)
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Sep 21, 2026
- Research Associate II - Spinal Outcomes Research Lab - Department of Neurosurgery
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Sep 3, 2026
- Research Associate II- Dept of Orthopaedics, Metzger Lab
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Aug 25, 2026
- Research Associate II – Spatial Biology (Core)
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Aug 19, 2026
- Clinical Research Coordinator I - Heart Institute - Bairey-Merz Lab
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Aug 12, 2026
- Clinical Research Specialist I - Guzman Lab - Brain Donation Program / Department of Neurology (Hybrid)
Cedars-sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA, United States
Apr 27, 2026
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Search all research assistant jobs in Los Angeles, CA · What a research assistant does and the skills it takes
The research assistant job in Los Angeles, CA
The job is the same anywhere; what changes is who is hiring.
A typical day
- 1. Collect data and sources
- 2. Run surveys or interviews
- 3. Clean and code results
- 4. Write summaries and slides
- 5. Check facts and citations
Skills it uses
- 1. Research methods
- 2. Writing
- 3. Excel or statistics software
- 4. Attention to detail
- 5. Curiosity
Employers hiring in Los Angeles, CA
- Cedars-sinai Medical Center 10
- UCLA Health 3
- Capital Group 2
- AbbVie 1
- Cedars-Sinai 1
- Flourish 1
- Initio Capital 1
- M3 USA 1
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