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Danaher Corporation

Sr. Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry

$110K - $145K/yr

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Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real ... You will be part of the Commercial Organization and report to the Sales Manager, who is responsible ...

Danaher Corporation

Sr. Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry

$110K - $145K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real ... You will be part of the Commercial Organization and report to the Sales Manager, who is responsible ...

Danaher Corporation

Sr. Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry

$110K - $145K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real ... You will be part of the Commercial Organization and report to the Sales Manager, who is responsible ...

Danaher Corporation

Sr. Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry

$110K - $145K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real ... You will be part of the Commercial Organization and report to the Sales Manager, who is responsible ...

Danaher

Sr. Sales Specialist - Immunohistochemistry

Barrington, IL · On-site

$110K - $145K/yr

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Sales Specialist Immunohistochemistry Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real ... You will be part of the Commercial Organization and report to the Sales Manager, who is responsible ...

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Immunohematology Specialist

Charleston, SC · On-site

Position Overview An Immunohematology Specialist III is an advanced clinical laboratory ... Uses the LIS to manage donor-testing information generated by automated testing equipment ...

Bio-Techne

Immunoassay Sales Specialist

Washington, DC · On-site +1

$83K - $137K/yr

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Use SalesForce.com to manage all active leads, customers, and opportunities. Dashboards will be ... Immunoassay experience highly desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * Demonstrated ...

Bio-Techne

$83K - $137K/yr

  • Medical

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Use SalesForce.com to manage all active leads, customers, and opportunities. Dashboards will be ... Immunoassay experience highly desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * Demonstrated ...

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How much do immunohistochemistry manager jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 18, 2026, the average yearly pay for immunohistochemistry manager in the United States is $61,351.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $44,000.00 and $69,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is an immunohistochemistry manager?

Immunohistochemistry Managers are professionals responsible for overseeing the daily operations of immunohistochemistry (IHC) laboratories. They supervise staff, ensure quality control, develop and implement lab protocols, and manage workflow for IHC testing, which detects antigens in tissue samples using antibodies. Their role is crucial for supporting diagnostic, prognostic, and research activities in pathology and biomedical labs. They also stay updated with regulatory requirements and technological advancements to maintain high standards in laboratory practices.

What are some common challenges faced by an immunohistochemistry manager, and how can they be addressed?

Immunohistochemistry Managers often face challenges such as maintaining quality control across multiple assays, staying updated with evolving technologies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Managing a diverse team of laboratory technicians and coordinating with pathologists requires strong leadership and effective communication skills. Proactively implementing standardized protocols, providing regular staff training, and fostering a collaborative work environment can help address these challenges and ensure high-quality, reproducible results.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an immunohistochemistry manager, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Immunohistochemistry Manager, you need a solid background in histology, immunohistochemistry techniques, and laboratory management, often supported by a degree in biological sciences or a related field. Familiarity with laboratory information management systems (LIMS), automated staining platforms, and knowledge of regulatory standards like CAP/CLIA is typically required. Strong leadership, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help manage teams and ensure quality results. These competencies are vital for maintaining high laboratory standards, regulatory compliance, and efficient workflow in diagnostic and research environments.

What is the difference between Immunohistochemistry Manager vs Histotechnologist?

AspectImmunohistochemistry ManagerHistotechnologist
CredentialsTypically requires a histotechnology certification and management experienceRequires histotechnology certification or associate degree in histotechnology
Work EnvironmentOversees immunohistochemistry labs, manages staff, and ensures quality controlPrepares tissue samples, performs staining, and assists in diagnostic processes
Industry UsageCommonly employed in clinical labs, research institutions, and hospitalsFound mainly in pathology labs, hospitals, and research facilities

The Immunohistochemistry Manager focuses on overseeing lab operations, managing staff, and ensuring quality in immunohistochemistry testing. In contrast, the Histotechnologist performs hands-on tissue preparation and staining. Both roles require histotechnology credentials but differ in responsibilities and leadership levels.

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Director, Immunoassay Development

Vaxcyte

San Carlos, CA • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 22 days ago

Job description

Join our Mission to Protect Humankind!
Vaxcyte is a clinical-stage vaccine innovation company engineering high-fidelity vaccines to protect humankind from the consequences of bacterial diseases, which have serious and costly health consequences when left unchecked. Working to eradicate or treat bacterial infections such as invasive pneumococcal disease, Group A Strep, and Shigella is just the beginning. Our path to success is clear and well-defined, and Vaxcyte is set up to go the distance.
WHAT we do is every bit as important as HOW we do it! Our work together is guided by four enduring core values:
*RETHINK CONVENTION: We bring creative and intellectual diversity to every facet of the work we do in order to innovate and re-innovate the way vaccines are delivered.
*AIM HIGH: We embody our collectively audacious goal to courageously make the most complex biologics ever attempted to protect humankind.
*LEAD WITH HEART: Everyone leads at Vaxcyte with a kindness-first, inclusive approach to collaboration and vigorous debate that advances our business objectives.
*MODEL EXCELLENCE: The magnitude of our challenge requires our shared commitment to demonstrating integrity, accountability, equality and clarity across communications and decision making.
Summary:
Vaxcyte is seeking an accomplished Director, Immunoassay Development to join the CMC Immunoassay group. This role will provide scientific and strategic leadership for the development, qualification, characterization, governance, and lifecycle management of critical reagents and reference materials that support immunoassays across Vaxcyte's vaccine pipeline.
A key initial focus of this role will be stewardship of the VAX-31 MSD immunoassay platform, which has been developed and advanced to Phase 3 through extensive internal leadership spanning clinical serology, GLP studies, and immunoassay development. The successful candidate will work in close partnership with current immunoassay leadership to ensure comprehensive knowledge transfer, continuity of scientific and execution excellence, and the long-term robustness of the immunoassay strategy as accountability and responsibility intentionally transition into Analytical Development.
This is a hands-on scientific leadership role anchored in CMC execution, GMP readiness, and lifecycle management of immunoassays supporting vaccine development, lot release and stability testing and commercialization.
Essential Functions:
  • Help establish, lead, and scale the Immunoassay capability within the CMC Immunoassay group, including defining scope, operating model, technical standards, platform strategy, outsourcing approach, validation support model, routine testing model, and control strategy priorities aligned with CMC and program needs.
  • Provide daily laboratory leadership, including experimental planning, laboratory schedule coordination, study prioritization, reagent and sample readiness, data review, documentation expectations, instrument and workflow oversight, and hands-on technical support to ensure high-quality execution.
  • Build, mentor, and manage a laboratory-based team of scientists responsible for immunoassay development, optimization, troubleshooting, qualification support, method transfer, validation support, routine analytical testing, lifecycle management, and continuous improvement.
  • Strengthen Vaxcyte's immunoassay portfolio by developing fit-for-purpose immunoassays that support potency, antigenicity, identity, impurity, characterization, comparability, release, stability, and lifecycle needs across the vaccine pipeline.
  • Provide hands-on scientific leadership for assay design, sample preparation strategy, reagent strategy, plate or bead format selection, signal detection approach, data analysis model, system suitability expectations, and robustness assessment.
  • Lead structured immunoassay troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for assay variability, reagent performance, sample preparation, matrix effects, antigen accessibility, signal response, curve behavior, recovery, precision, specificity, robustness, and long-term method trending.
  • Evaluate and implement innovative or alternative immunoassay technologies, including ELISA, MSD, automation-enabled workflows, and other relevant ligand-binding assay formats.
  • Develop new immunoassay methods from concept through optimization, qualification readiness, transfer readiness, validation readiness, and lifecycle strategy, including control strategy considerations and documentation suitable for CMC decision-making.
  • Strengthen immunoassay analytical control strategies, including critical reagent strategy, reference material strategy, assay controls, system suitability, sample preparation, acceptance criteria, bridging approaches, trending, stability planning, and lifecycle monitoring.
  • Oversee outsourced immunoassay activities with CROs, CDMOs, contract testing laboratories, reagent vendors, and external technology partners, including technical scope definition, study design review, data review, vendor performance oversight, and deliverable acceptance.
  • Support immunoassay method validation activities in partnership with ASAT, QC, Quality, Regulatory, and external testing partners, including validation strategy, protocol input, acceptance criteria, data interpretation, deviation support, and final report review.
  • Support routine immunoassay testing needs within the CMC Immunoassay group, including development-stage testing, characterization testing, platform evaluation studies, method bridging, comparability support, reagent qualification, and other non-GMP or GMP-supporting analytical activities.
  • Support QC and ASAT teams in technical questions related to release, stability, comparability, PPQ, method transfer, validation readiness, and commercial readiness activities.
  • Develop phase-appropriate immunoassay strategies across the vaccine pipeline, ensuring methods and control strategies are aligned with preclinical, clinical, late-stage, BLA, commercial, and lifecycle needs.
  • Manage immunoassay development, outsourcing, validation-support, routine testing, and platform innovation activities across multiple projects, including resource planning, timeline management, deliverable tracking, and risk escalation.
  • Establish a high-performing laboratory culture grounded in scientific rigor, accountability, collaboration, transparency, data integrity, hands-on problem solving, operational discipline, and continuous learning.
  • Contribute to regulatory submissions, health authority responses, technical reports, method development reports, validation strategies, comparability packages, platform evaluation summaries, and BLA-supporting documentation.
  • Represent Immunoassay Development in technical governance forums, program teams, cross-functional reviews, vendor discussions, and external collaborations as needed.

Requirements:
  • PhD in Biochemistry, Immunology, Analytical Chemistry, Biological Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent experience) with a minimum of 10 years of experience. Other combinations of education and/or experience may be considered.
  • Demonstrated scientific depth, independent immunoassay development leadership, complex troubleshooting experience, and ability to lead cross-functional technical workstreams are required.
  • Significant hands-on, lab-based experience developing, optimizing, troubleshooting, transferring, validating, lifecycle-managing, and executing immunoassays in vaccine CMC, biologics analytical development, QC, ASAT, or other regulated analytical environments.
  • Demonstrated expertise in immunoassay method development, including assay format selection, reagent strategy, sample preparation, assay optimization, robustness assessment, qualification, validation readiness, method transfer, and lifecycle management.
  • Strong technical experience with ligand-binding immunoassay platforms such as ELISA, MSD, or other relevant immunoassay technologies.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex immunoassay performance trends using structured, data-driven root-cause analysis approaches.
  • Experience evaluating alternative or innovative immunoassay platforms and translating platform learnings into fit-for-purpose analytical strategies.
  • Experience developing or improving potency, antigenicity, identity, or impurity assays supporting vaccine or biologics release, stability, comparability, process development, method transfer, validation, routine testing, or regulatory submissions.
  • Experience overseeing outsourced immunoassay activities, including CRO, CDMO, contract testing laboratory, reagent vendor, or external technology partner interactions.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage daily laboratory operations, including study planning, staff planning, sample and reagent readiness, testing prioritization, data review, documentation, and technical support.
  • Strong working knowledge of global regulatory expectations for analytical methods supporting vaccines and biologics, including FDA, EMA, ICH, and GMP expectations.
  • Solid understanding of protein chemistry, polysaccharide chemistry, conjugation chemistry, antigen structure, antibody-antigen interactions, and biological sample matrix effects as applied to vaccine analytical development.
  • Hands-on experience with MSD platforms is highly desirable.
  • Experience working in or supporting GMP-regulated analytical environments is desired, including familiarity with method qualification, validation, transfer, change control, deviations, investigations, CAPA, data integrity, and lifecycle management.
  • Direct experience with conjugated vaccines, polysaccharide-protein conjugates, multivalent vaccines, or other complex biologics is strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing laboratory scientists, including building team capability, setting priorities, managing performance, providing technical coaching, and fostering a collaborative culture.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple technical workstreams, outsourced activities, validation-support activities, routine testing needs, resources, timelines, and deliverables in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Strong scientific judgment and the ability to make sound technical recommendations when working with incomplete, complex, or conflicting data.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to cross-functional stakeholders, senior leaders, external partners, and regulatory audiences.
  • Strong commitment to data integrity, documentation quality, scientific excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience supporting late-stage development, PPQ readiness, BLA preparation, commercial launch, or lifecycle management of vaccine or biologics programs.
  • Direct experience supporting analytical methods used for GMP release and stability testing.
  • Experience with immunoassay transfer, validation, bridging, comparability, critical reagent qualification, reference material qualification, and long-term method performance monitoring.
  • Experience managing outsourced immunoassay development, validation, platform evaluation, or routine testing activities with external laboratories or technology partners.
  • Experience developing alternative or next-generation immunoassay methods to strengthen analytical capability and support long-term control strategy.
  • Experience interacting with global health authorities on analytical, potency, antigenicity, or immunoassay-related topics.
  • Experience building or scaling analytical capabilities or laboratory teams within a growing organization.
  • Experience with automation, high-throughput immunoassay workflows, multiplex assay design, LIMS, ELN, and digital data analysis tools.
  • Experience with multivalent or highly complex vaccine programs.

Reports to: Senior Director, Global Analytical Lead - Commercial Readiness and Analytical Strategy
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Location: San Carlos, CA (Onsite, laboratory-based leadership role)
Compensation:
The compensation package will be competitive and includes comprehensive benefits and an equity component.
Salary Range: $213,000 - $250,000
Equal Opportunity
We are 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 or veteran status.
Recruitment Fraud Notice
Please be aware of fraud or scams from individuals, organizations and/or internet sites claiming to represent Vaxcyte in recruitment activities. Vaxcyte has an established recruitment process for all positions prior to issuing an offer for employment and we will never extend unsolicited employment offers or ask candidates to provide financial or sensitive personal information as part of the application process. All legitimate communication from Vaxcyte will come from an official @vaxcyte.com email address. Qualified and interested candidates should apply to current openings at vaxcyte.com/careers.
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About Vaxcyte

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Industry

Biotechnology research and development

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

San Carlos, CA, US

Year founded

2013

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