Yvette Cajigas

Senior Director at Ultivue

Yvette Cajigas has extensive work experience in the field of product development, histology, and laboratory management.

Yvette is currently working at Ultivue as the Director of Product Development and Product Support, a position they have held since October 2022. Prior to that, they were the Associate Director of Product Development at the same company from March 2022. From November 2020 to March 2022, Yvette served as a Senior Scientist in Product Development at Ultivue.

Before joining Ultivue, Yvette worked as a Product Development Consultant at VistaPath Biosystems from May 2019 to June 2022.

In addition to their work in product development, Yvette also has experience in the field of histology. Yvette worked as a Histology Supervisor at StrataDx - Strata Pathology Services Inc. from October 2019 to April 2020, where they provided technical guidance to a team of technicians and optimized special staining techniques for human tissue samples. Prior to that, they served as the Lead Histotechnician (Interim Supervisor) at the same company from August 2016 to October 2019.

Yvette's earlier work experience includes roles as an Operations and Technical Consultant at Bioscience Solutions Group in 2014, an Immunohistochemistry Specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital from August 2010 to August 2013, a Histotechnologist II at PCL Alverno from March 2008 to August 2010, a Histology Technologist at Tufts Medical Center from November 2005 to March 2008, and a Lab Control/Anatomical Pathology Team Lead at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates from May 2003 to November 2005.

In addition, Yvette has experience as a Yoga Instructor at YogaWorks, Inc. from April 2014 to October 2020.

Overall, Yvette Cajigas has a diverse background in product development, histology, and laboratory management, with a proven track record of success in their various roles.

Yvette Cajigas is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Regulatory Affairs at Northeastern University from 2020 to 2023. Prior to this, they completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology at Purdue University Northwest. Yvette has also obtained several certifications, including the Digital Pathology Certification from the National Society for Histotechnology in December 2021 and the Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional (CPGP) from the BioPharma Institute in May 2020. Yvette is also a Histotechnician (ASCP) certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).

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Timeline

  • Senior Director

    October 1, 2023 - present

  • Director Product Development and Product Support

    October, 2022

  • Associate Director Product Development

    March, 2022

  • Senior Scientist, Product Development

    November, 2020

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