Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
Join Us as a Language Specialist – Make an Impact at the Forefront of Innovation
We have successfully supported the top 50 pharmaceutical companies and more than 750 biotechs, spanning 2,700 clinical trials across 100+ countries in the last 5 years.
As part of our global team, you’ll have the opportunity to coordinate and manage the final quality of assigned translations to ensure a high-quality standard. As a Language Specialist, you'll manage language assets, such as translation memories, terminology, and style guides.
What You’ll Do:
• Performs translation tasks including initial translation, revision and quality checks.
• Develops and maintains terminology for assigned languages.
• Ensures translation memories is updated for assigned languages.
• Sets and executes linguistic quality assurance process for assigned languages, and globally as required.
• Uses established tools to monitor quality of outsourced language translations.
• Analyzes language quality issues and works on improvement plan with project management.
• Works on assigned projects by the Language Services department.
Education and Experience Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in translations, linguistics or language studies with significant translation studies from a recognized institution or higher education.
• Bachelor's degree in another field and 2 years of translation experience (preferred in clinical translation)
• If no Bachelor's degree, 5 years of translation experience (preferred in clinical translation).
• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).
In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• 2 years proven translation experience, preferred in clinical translation
• CAT/TMS tool experience required
• Proven Terminology and TM experience required
• Proven skills of multi-tasking, time management, organization, and attention to detail
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office suite
Working Conditions and Environment:
• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international