Lab Technician CV template for pharma, biotech and CRO jobs
A sample Lab Technician 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 Lab Technician CV
- The techniques and instruments by name, because QC and R&D managers filter for them first.
- GMP or GLP experience, and the data systems you worked in, such as Waters Empower, LIMS or an electronic lab notebook.
- Volume and quality numbers: samples per year, error rate, backlog reduced.
- Your formal qualification, which in Germany, Austria and Switzerland often decides the pay grade.
- Investigations and method transfers you supported, because they show judgement beyond running samples.
Keywords that belong in it
Use the ones that are true for you, in the words the job ad uses: HPLC, GC, GMP, LIMS, Waters Empower, dissolution, stability testing, OOS, method transfer, data integrity.
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
What should a lab technician CV include?
Your qualification, the techniques and instruments you use, the quality system you work under (GMP or GLP), your data systems and a few numbers on volume and accuracy.
Is this template also suitable for lab assistants?
Yes. Keep the structure and describe the tasks you actually do, for example sample preparation, media preparation or equipment care.
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