Biologist CV template for pharma, biotech and CRO jobs
A sample Biologist CV, built on the layout I use for my own CV and for clients. The person, the employers and every number in it are invented, so treat each line as a prompt and replace it with your own evidence. You get it in English and in German, as Word and PDF.
Made by Andreas Schulz, MoreThanCareer.de: 17 years in recruitment, 14 of them in pharma and CRO environments at Bayer, ICON and Syneos Health. Free for your own CV. If you share the template, please keep the credit line in the footer. Checked every quarter, next review planned for February 2027.
What a Hiring Manager checks in a Biologist CV
- The field of biology that matches the job. A broad biology degree needs a sharp target line.
- Lab techniques and scales, for example cell culture up to a given bioreactor size.
- Results with numbers, such as yield, titre or throughput.
- Any GMP or quality exposure.
- Data skills, which more and more lab roles ask for.
Keywords that belong in it
Use the ones that are true for you, in the words the job ad uses: cell culture, bioreactor, upstream, fed-batch, design of experiments, JMP, technology transfer, GMP, assay, molecular biology.
How the template is built
Target role above the name, a short profile, career highlights with numbers before the experience, role title and dates on one line, employer and location on the next, and competencies as a keyword line at the end. The reasoning behind each part is on the pharma CV template page. If your target is a German employer, read how your Arbeitszeugnis will be compared with your CV in the Arbeitszeugnis decoder.
Frequently asked questions
How should a biologist write a CV for the pharma industry?
Pick one target area, such as bioprocess, assay development or quality control, and put the matching techniques and results first.
Is a master's degree enough for industry jobs in biology?
For many associate and technical roles, yes. Research Scientist roles in R&D often ask for a doctorate.
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Want your CV written for the role, not just formatted?
A template gives you the structure. I write the content: your evidence, in the order a pharma Hiring Manager reads it, for the role you're targeting.
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