Histotechnologist: Tissue Insight & IHC Expert

Proclinical Staffing; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Proclinical Staffing seeks a Histotechnologist in Newark, CA to support tissue processing, sectioning, staining, and imaging for drug discovery projects. The role requires FFPE and fresh-frozen workflows, H&E and IHC/IF/ISH assays, and experience with automated immunostaining platforms.

You will perform high-volume immunostaining, tissue embedding, sectioning with microtome/cryostat, and quality control across diverse tissue types, contributing to endpoint analyses and data interpretation.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Histology, Pathology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or related field.
• Approximately 3+ years of relevant histology experience in biotech, pharma, CRO, or academia.
• Experience with FFPE and fresh-frozen tissue workflows.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of tissue, including grossing and embedding.
• Sectioning tissue using microtome, cryostat, vibratome, and sliding-frozen microtome.
• High-volume automated immunostaining.
• Chromogenic and fluorescence immunodetection (single and multiplex).
• IHC, IF, and ISH assays, manual and automated workflows.

Skills

Histology

FFPE & Fresh-frozen workflows

Microtomy

Cryosectioning

H&E staining

Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Immunofluorescence (IF)

ISH

Tissue processing

Automated immunostaining platforms

Education

BS or MS in Biology/Histology/Related field

Tools

Leica Bond RX

Biocare IntelliPATH

Automated slide stainers

Job description

Proclinical Staffing seeks a Histotechnologist in Newark, CA to support tissue processing, sectioning, staining, and imaging for drug discovery projects. The role requires FFPE and fresh-frozen workflows, H&E and IHC/IF/ISH assays, and experience with automated immunostaining platforms.

You will perform high-volume immunostaining, tissue embedding, sectioning with microtome/cryostat, and quality control across diverse tissue types, contributing to endpoint analyses and data interpretation.