Laboratory Technician resume example

This example shows how a laboratory technician in Leeds can present routine testing, instrument care, and documentation work with measurable outcomes. It highlights quality and compliance detail that hiring managers look for.

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Priya Raman

Laboratory Technician

Leeds

Professional summary

Laboratory technician with six years of experience in quality control and analytical testing. Skilled in HPLC, spectrophotometry, and PCR, with a record of accurate documentation, instrument upkeep, and clean audit results under GLP and ISO 17025.

Experience

Senior Laboratory Technician · Northgate Analytical Services
2021 – Present
- Validated three new HPLC test methods through accuracy, precision, and linearity studies, shortening routine sample turnaround from five days to four
- Authored and revised 14 standard operating procedures to reflect instrument changes and updated ISO 17025 requirements, closing two audit findings
- Calibrated and maintained balances, pH meters, and centrifuges, keeping service records complete and passing two consecutive external inspections
Laboratory Technician · Calder Valley Testing Laboratories
2018 – 2021
- Recorded instrument readings and results in an electronic lab notebook, flagging out-of-range values that cut repeat testing by about 10 percent
- Prepared buffers, media, and serial dilutions for up to 60 samples a week using aseptic technique, with no contamination-related reruns in a year
- Cleaned and sterilized glassware and benchtop equipment under biosafety procedures, helping the lab pass every internal safety audit

Skills

Aseptic technique · Pipetting and dilutions · HPLC · Spectrophotometry · PCR and qPCR · Instrument calibration · LIMS · Electronic lab notebooks · GLP and GMP · Method validation

Education

BSc, Biomedical Science — University of Leeds (2018)

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Name the instruments you operate, such as HPLC, qPCR cycler, or analytical balance, so keyword searches and technical reviewers can match them quickly.
Quantify throughput in samples per week or turnaround days to show the scale of the bench work you handled.
State the standards you worked under, such as GLP, GMP, or ISO 17025, next to the task rather than only in a skills list.
Describe documentation outcomes, like audit findings closed or records kept complete, since traceability is central to lab work.
Separate method validation or SOP authorship from routine testing so your growth beyond bench tasks is visible.

Should I list every instrument I have used?

List the instruments you can operate independently and that match the posting. Group similar ones, such as HPLC and GC, and leave out equipment you only saw demonstrated.

How do I show lab experience if I am a recent graduate?

Include university practicals, dissertation projects, or placements. Describe the techniques used, the sample numbers, and any documentation or safety training, just as you would for paid roles.

Do I need to mention safety training?

Yes, briefly. Note relevant training such as COSHH awareness, biosafety, or manual handling and tie it to practice, for example maintaining compliant work areas. It shows you understand lab expectations.