How to hire a laboratory consultant

How to hire a laboratory consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step laboratory consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a laboratory consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new laboratory consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The laboratory consultant hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a laboratory consultant to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a laboratory consultant that fits the bill.

   This list shows salaries for various types of laboratory consultants.

   Type of Laboratory Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Laboratory Consultant	Computer support specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment. Some, called computer network support specialists, support information technology (IT) employees within their organization... Show more	$26-47
   Help Desk Analyst	Help Desk Analysts generally provide technical support by assisting customers with their system issues. These analysts are expected to be highly knowledgeable about application processes and basic troubleshooting... Show more	$12-25
   Technical Support Representative	Technical Support Representatives specialize in customer support through calls or correspondence. Among the primary responsibilities of a Technical Support Representative involves receiving and making calls, address and troubleshoot issues raised by the client, assist when navigating through complicated applications, provide suggestions or recommendations, or elevate the problem to personnel with higher expertise when necessary... Show more	$12-21

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Lab Computers
   • Troubleshoot
   • Proficiency Testing
   • SQL
   • Customer Service
   • JavaScript
   • Linux
   • CLIA
   • Clinical Laboratory
   • Chemistry
   • Lab Equipment
   • Technical Issues
   • Technical Problems
   • R

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage all lab consultants; troubleshot hardware issues, set up wireless connections
   • Coordinate with territory managers to identify leads and close sales of capital equipment (in-clinic hematology and chemistry analyzers).
   • Coordinate employees to troubleshoot technical problems
   • Direct all questions to the UNIX support technician.
   • Assist students with PC and desktop application issues.
   • Build custom Linux kernels and remotely mount file systems for thin-client terminals.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your laboratory consultant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A laboratory consultant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, laboratory consultants' average salary in mississippi is 37% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level laboratory consultants earn 44% less than senior-level laboratory consultants.
   • Certifications. A laboratory consultant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a laboratory consultant's salary.

   Average laboratory consultant salary

   $74,115yearly

   $35.63 hourly rate

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   Entry-level laboratory consultant salary

   $55,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 21, 2026

4. Writing a laboratory consultant job description

   A laboratory consultant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a laboratory consultant job description:

   Laboratory consultant job description example

   **JOB TITLE: Consultant, Territory Sales \- Laboratory Products**
   
   The Territory Consultant is responsible for managing a large territory with the direct objective to increase account penetration, revenue growth and customer satisfaction within the laboratory business segment\.
   
   Focus areas will include driving new business, providing optimal service, targeting Cardinal brand conversion opportunities and growth across the lab products portfolio\. This individual will take the lead role in delivering complex broad\-based portfolios of solutions that meet customer needs and builds
   
   and sustains relationships with key IDNs\.
   
   **What is expected of you for success in your role**
   
   Demonstrates advanced knowledge of Cardinal Health and customer industry, including: key competitors, terminology, technology, trends, challenges, group purchasing organizations; demonstrates working knowledge of how Cardinal Health offerings match with a customers' unique business needs\.
   
   Initiates and takes ownership of principles of territory management, including: account planning, selling processes, post\-sales implementation processes, deal economics
   
   **What is expected of you and others at this level in Direct Sales for functional success**
   
   • Applies knowledge of the customer's business and laboratory products portfolio to present
   
   solutions that improve lab workflow efficiency, test accuracy and patient outcomes\.
   
   • Lead business reviews, identify savings opportunities, and proactively maintain regular cadence
   
   within the laboratory and supply chain departments to demonstrate the ongoing value of Cardinal
   
   Health distribution
   
   • Effectively negotiates and collaborates with the customer, supplier partners and internal
   
   constituents to influence support for mutually beneficial outcomes and achieve consensus
   
   • Builds and sustains relationships founded on trust with internal and external customers and ensures
   
   customer satisfaction and loyalty\.
   
   • Identifies and qualifies new sales opportunities and develops plans for introducing new solutions
   
   through collaborative relationships with manufacturers and diagnostic instrument specialists
   
   • Responsible for ensuring optimal service levels in the management of custom inventory programs,
   
   product availability, pricing and contract administration and maintenance\.
   
   • Maintain a robust pipeline across the laboratory products and diagnostic instrumentation portfolios\.
   
   **Qualifications**
   
   Minimum 2\-5 years sales experience
   
   Bachelor's degree, preferred
   
   Ability to travel & good driving record
   
   Lives within the managed territory \(lives within 30 minutes of city where
   
   largest prime vendors are located\)
   
   _Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background\. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day\. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law\._
   
   _To read and review this privacy notice click_ here \(https://www\.cardinalhealth\.com/content/dam/corp/email/documents/corp/cardinal\-health\-online\-application\-privacy\-policy\.pdf\)
   
   Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status\.

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5. Post your job

   To find laboratory consultants for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any laboratory consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level laboratory consultants with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your laboratory consultant job on Zippia to find and recruit laboratory consultant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit laboratory consultants, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   While interviews are great, you will only sometimes learn enough from a conversation with a laboratory consultant applicant. In those cases, having candidates complete a test project can go a long way in figuring out who's the most likely to succeed in the role. If you aren't a technical person and don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new laboratory consultant

   Once you've selected the best laboratory consultant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new laboratory consultant. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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