An in-vivo sensor assembly for measuring an analyte in a fluid in a body, the sensor assembly comprising: a sheath; a hub having a hub sheath portion and a hub cap connected to the hub sheath portion, the hub sheath portion sealingly connected to a proximal end of the sheath, the hub cap having a connector receiver port; and a sensor shank sealingly disposed within the sheath and having a shank distal end and a shank proximal end, the sensor shank comprising: a plurality of sensor elements including at least an analyte sensor element for generating a signal in response to an analyte concentration in a body, a reference sensor element and a temperature sensor element for determining a temperature of an area adjacent to the analyte sensor element and for compensating for an output of the analyte sensor element, the plurality of sensor elements disposed adjacent the shank distal end and exposed to the fluid of the body; a plurality of contact ears extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sensor shank from the shank proximal end, the plurality of contact ears having electrical connector pads wherein the plurality of contact ears are offset from the sensor shank and from each other, the electrical connector pads being electrically coupled to the plurality of sensor elements; and an electrical connector having a shank connector board, the shank connector board being received and captured between the plurality of contact ears wherein the electrical connector and the shank proximal end are disposed within the hub cap. a sheath; a hub having a hub sheath portion and a hub cap connected to the hub sheath portion, the hub sheath portion sealingly connected to a proximal end of the sheath, the hub cap having a connector receiver port; and a sensor shank sealingly disposed within the sheath and having a shank distal end and a shank proximal end, the sensor shank comprising: a plurality of sensor elements including at least an analyte sensor element for generating a signal in response to an analyte concentration in a body, a reference sensor element and a temperature sensor element for determining a temperature of an area adjacent to the analyte sensor element and for compensating for an output of the analyte sensor element, the plurality of sensor elements disposed adjacent the shank distal end and exposed to the fluid of the body; a plurality of contact ears extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sensor shank from the shank proximal end, the plurality of contact ears having electrical connector pads wherein the plurality of contact ears are offset from the sensor shank and from each other, the electrical connector pads being electrically coupled to the plurality of sensor elements; and an electrical connector having a shank connector board, the shank connector board being received and captured between the plurality of contact ears wherein the electrical connector and the shank proximal end are disposed within the hub cap. a plurality of sensor elements including at least an analyte sensor element for generating a signal in response to an analyte concentration in a body, a reference sensor element and a temperature sensor element for determining a temperature of an area adjacent to the analyte sensor element and for compensating for an output of the analyte sensor element, the plurality of sensor elements disposed adjacent the shank distal end and exposed to the fluid of the body; a plurality of contact ears extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the sensor shank from the shank proximal end, the plurality of contact ears having electrical connector pads wherein the plurality of contact ears are offset from the sensor shank and from each other, the electrical connector pads being electrically coupled to the plurality of sensor elements; and an electrical connector having a shank connector board, the shank connector board being received and captured between the plurality of contact ears wherein the electrical connector and the shank proximal end are disposed within the hub cap.