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Biomedical scientist (laboratory diagnostician) CV: example and template

This example is for laboratory diagnosticians at hospital laboratories, laboratory chains, blood transfusion centres and research centres, and for medical laboratory science graduates looking for their first job.

The employer wants to know which sections you work in, which tests you run, on which analysers, how you handle quality control and result authorisation and whether you hold a licence to practise and a specialisation. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: laboratory diagnostician

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Marta Sikorska

Laboratory diagnostician

Opole +48 123 456 789 marta.sikorska@example.com

Professional profile

Laboratory diagnostician with 8 years of experience at a regional hospital laboratory, with a specialisation in medical laboratory diagnostics. I work in the haematology, biochemistry and immunochemistry sections, run analysers, carry out internal and external quality control and authorise results. The laboratory runs around 2,000 tests a day, and I am also responsible for validating new methods.

Work experience

Laboratory diagnostician

10.2018 - present

Regional hospital, laboratory diagnostics department, Opole

  • Haematology, biochemistry and immunochemistry tests.
  • Laboratory running around 2,000 tests a day.
  • Internal and external quality control.
  • Authorising results and consulting with doctors.
  • Validating new methods and training trainees.

Laboratory diagnostician, traineeship

10.2017 - 09.2018

Medical laboratory chain, Wroclaw

  • Basic tests.
  • Receiving samples.
  • Running analysers.

Education

Master's degree, medical laboratory science

2012 - 2017

Wroclaw Medical University

Skills

  • Haematology diagnostics
  • Biochemistry and immunochemistry
  • Running analysers
  • Test quality control
  • Result authorisation
  • Method validation

Licences

  • Licence to practise as a laboratory diagnostician
  • Specialisation in medical laboratory diagnostics
  • Laboratory quality management system training, 2022

Languages

  • English: B2

Additional information

  • Shift work and on-call duty

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a laboratory diagnostician CV

Professional summary

Write which laboratory you work at, in which sections and which licences and specialisation you hold. Add the scale, for example tests a day. The employer is looking for a diagnostician who works accurately, keeps quality in check and takes responsibility for the result.

Medical laboratory science graduate after a traineeship at a laboratory chain, with a licence to practise. I run basic tests, receive samples and operate analysers. I am looking for work as a laboratory diagnostician at a hospital laboratory.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the laboratory, sections, tests, analysers, quality control and authorisation. Show the scale in numbers. Add your licence to practise, specialisation and training. Also say whether you work in microbiology, serology or genetics.

Weaker: Tests.

Better: Haematology, biochemistry and immunochemistry tests.

Weaker: Quality.

Better: Internal and external quality control.

Weaker: Results.

Better: Authorising results and consulting with doctors.

Skills worth listing

List the sections, analysers, quality control, authorisation and validation. In your soft skills show accuracy, responsibility and resilience to time pressure.

Professional skills

  • Haematology
  • Biochemistry
  • Immunochemistry
  • Analysers
  • Quality control
  • Result authorisation

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Responsibility
  • Resilience to time pressure
  • Independence
  • Teamwork

Licences

List your licence to practise, specialisation or its stage and training. Without a licence to practise you cannot authorise results.

First job as a laboratory diagnostician

After studying medical laboratory science, describe your placements, traineeship and the sections you know. Add your licence to practise or say when you will receive it.

Show the analysers and methods you know from placements. Laboratories onboard people faster when they have worked on similar equipment.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A hospital laboratory looks for on-call duty and urgent tests, a laboratory chain for high volumes and speed, and a blood transfusion centre for serology and donor testing. Move to the top what the job ad is about. If you work in the laboratory information system or introduce new analysers, say so plainly. Also say whether you train trainees, because laboratories value people who can pass on knowledge.

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Questions and answers

What should a laboratory diagnostician put on a CV?

The laboratory, sections, tests, analysers, quality control, authorisation, licence to practise and specialisation.

Is a licence to practise needed?

Yes, in Poland a laboratory diagnostician must hold a licence to practise.

Which results are worth giving?

The scale of the laboratory, methods introduced and good external quality control results.

Does a specialisation help?

Yes, especially for management roles and at large laboratories.

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