Remote Team Lead, Language Services – Life Sciences

KCR Placement; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Health insurance

Retirement planning

LifeWorks EAP

Life assurance

Flexible country-specific benefits

Job summary

ICON in Reading, UK leads a global Language Services team within the PCS division. This Team Lead role focuses on localization workflows, quality management, and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced clinical research setting.

You will coach staff, ensure high standards, and support strategic client relationships. The position requires experience in Life Sciences translation, strong stakeholder management, and proficiency with CAT tools and XML/PDF content formats.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in translation, localization, or language services project management, including team mentoring or coordination.
• Strong expertise in Life Sciences translation (pharmaceuticals, clinical trials, biotech).
• Solid understanding of localization workflows, quality management practices, and industry standards (GxP, ISO).
• Hands-on experience with quality investigations, root cause analysis, and CAPA implementation in localization.
• Proven ability to support strategic client relationships and contribute to sales efforts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of high-quality, compliant language services across all projects per industry standards.
• May manage a portfolio of complex or strategic projects with senior escalation responsibility.
• Identify and proactively manage project risks and support realistic proposal development.
• Drive continuous improvement by collecting client feedback and sharing learnings.
• Mentor and develop staff through coaching, creating best practice materials and training tools.
• Onboard and develop staff, ensuring alignment with training plans and mentoring objectives.

Job description

ICON in Reading, UK leads a global Language Services team within the PCS division. This Team Lead role focuses on localization workflows, quality management, and regulatory compliance in a fast-paced clinical research setting.

You will coach staff, ensure high standards, and support strategic client relationships. The position requires experience in Life Sciences translation, strong stakeholder management, and proficiency with CAT tools and XML/PDF content formats.