Remote Language Lead for Life Sciences QA & Team Leadership

Transperfect; Islas Baleares; Remote; EUR 28,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

TransPerfect is seeking a Language Lead for a remote freelance role focused on Life Science translations from English to Simplified Chinese (China). You will translate, proofread, and lead a team of linguists while maintaining high quality standards and client-centric communication.

You will work with project managers to meet tight deadlines, manage translation memories, glossaries, and style guides, and ensure regulatory terminology is accurately applied across accounts.

Qualifications

• Must meet at least one of the following: degree in Translation, Linguistics, Language Studies or equivalent with significant translation training
• 2 years of professional translation experience plus a college degree
• 5 years of translation experience without a college degree
• Certificate of competence in translation from a government body

Responsibilities

• Act as a client-facing linguistic point of contact with professionalism.
• Review and investigate client complaints and quality-related issues, determine root causes and provide timely, well-documented responses and corrective actions.
• Maintain language quality standards across projects and accounts.
• Manage language assets, including translation memories, glossaries, and style guides, ensuring accuracy and currency.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to understand project requirements, scope and timelines.
• Gather and relay client feedback, and incorporate it into ongoing and future work; mentor linguists as needed.
• Translate and proofread Life Science documents with accuracy and regulatory terminology compliance.

Skills

English proficiency

Simplified Chinese proficiency

Attention to detail

Client communication

Education

Translation/Linguistics/Language Studies degree

2 years translation experience + college degree

5 years translation experience + no degree

Translation competence certificate

Tools

CAT tools

Translation memories / glossaries / style guides

Job description

TransPerfect is seeking a Language Lead for a remote freelance role focused on Life Science translations from English to Simplified Chinese (China). You will translate, proofread, and lead a team of linguists while maintaining high quality standards and client-centric communication.

You will work with project managers to meet tight deadlines, manage translation memories, glossaries, and style guides, and ensure regulatory terminology is accurately applied across accounts.