Laboratory coordinator resume examples from 2025
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How to write a laboratory coordinator resume
Craft a resume summary statement
Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in laboratory coordinator-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the laboratory coordinator position.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:
- Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
- Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
- Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a laboratory coordinator resume:
- Lab Equipment
- Patients
- Patient Care
- Chemistry
- Laboratory Safety
- CLIA
- Lab Procedures
- Equipment Maintenance
- Proficiency Testing
- OSHA
- Phlebotomy
- Troubleshoot
- Test Results
- Data Entry
- QC
- PowerPoint
- Research Assistants
- Research Projects
- Data Collection
- Specimen Handling
- Lab Operations
- Windows
- Data Analysis
- LIS
- R
- QA
- HIPAA
- Inventory Control
- Anatomy
- Immunization
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How to structure your work experience
Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.
Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the laboratory coordinator.
How to write laboratory coordinator experience bullet points
Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.
Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.
Here are effective examples from laboratory coordinator resumes:
Work history example #1
Phlebotomist
Quest Diagnostics
- Specialized in Pediatric to Geriatric collection and all laboratory services also specialized in Obstetric and gynecological care and phlebotomy services.
- Performed and tracked phlebotomy procedures and specimen processing.
- Worked with doctors and nurses closely to maintain communication in this very large community.
- Prepared specimens for testing through triage, collection, labeling and centrifuging according to OSHA and Quest standards and procedures.
- Completed phlebotomy on elderly and fragile patients.
Work history example #2
Laboratory Coordinator
American Red Cross
- Collaborated with the lab supervisor to oversee staff and staff assignments; ensured maximum productivity levels.
- Identified/notified supervisor of any discrepancies.
- Worked closely with other supervisors and department heads to ensure system accuracy.
- Acted as QC inspector on the validity of results.
- Ensured compliance with all local, state, and FDA rules and regulations.
Work history example #3
Research Technician
Merck & Co.
- Automated HPLC testing for more than ten antibody projects, which reduced results turnaround time three-fold.
- Cloned positive controls and prepared dilution stocks for simian retroviral assays.
- Authored and optimized Analytical Procedures for protein analysis by CE using design of experiment Recipient of Superlative Services Award
- Supported discovery of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies by delivering highly purified protein and carbohydrate antigens and screening in cell-based assays.
- Prepared calculations and drug preparations of test article formulations.
Work history example #4
Respiratory Therapist
Rush University Medical Center
- Developed relations between nursing personnel and rehabilitation department.
- Administered CPR, Ventilation, Respiratory treatments, Emergency Care and basic patient care to the general patient population.
- Managed artificial airways, mechanically ventilated patients, pulmonary rehab patients and perform CPR in code situations.
- Obtained BLS Instructor certification and taught classes to healthcare providers.
- Conducted ABG analysis and Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) and monitored oximetry, spirometry and Electrocardiography (EKG) readings.
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Add an education section to your resume
The education section should display your highest degree first.
Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.
Here are some examples of good education entries from laboratory coordinator resumes:
Master's Degree in business
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ
2014 - 2015
Highlight your laboratory coordinator certifications on your resume
Certifications can be a crucial part of your resume. Many jobs have required certifications.
To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.
If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your laboratory coordinator resume:
- Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT)
- Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT(AAB))
- Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP)