English to German Linguist for Life Sciences

Welo Life Sciences; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Welo Life Sciences, a language and technology partner for pharmaceutical, CRO and medical device organizations, seeks a translator to convert clinical, regulatory and pharmacovigilance content from English into German. You will post-edit MT outputs and perform rigorous copy editing to ensure accuracy, tone and consistency.

The role requires a degree in translation or linguistics and 2+ years in life sciences translation, plus familiarity with XTM or Phrase and Word's Track Changes.

Qualifications

• Degree in translation or linguistics, or equivalent graduate qualification plus two years of translation experience, or five years of translation experience.
• At least two years of life sciences translation experience.
• Familiarity with XTM or Phrase and Track Changes in Microsoft Word.
• Completion of onboarding assessment.

Responsibilities

• Translate clinical research, regulatory and pharmacovigilance documents from English to German.
• Perform machine translation post-editing on safety content.
• Copy edit translated content for accuracy, tone and consistency.
• Meet strict turnaround times on time-sensitive content.
• Work within XTM or Phrase CAT tool environments.

Skills

Life sciences translation

Editing and QA

Education

Degree in translation or linguistics

Graduate qualification + two years translation OR five years translation experience

Tools

XTM

Phrase

Track Changes in Word

Job description

Responsibilities

• Translate clinical research, regulatory and pharmacovigilance documents from English to German
• Perform machine translation post-editing on safety content
• Copy edit translated content for accuracy, tone and consistency
• Meet strict turnaround times on time-sensitive content
• Work within XTM or Phrase CAT tool environments

Requirements

• Degree in translation or linguistics, or equivalent graduate qualification plus two years of translation experience, or five years of translation experience
• At least two years of life sciences translation experience
• Familiarity with XTM or Phrase and Track Changes in Microsoft Word
• Completion of onboarding assessment

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in medicine, biology, clinical research or linguistics
• In-house experience at a CRO or pharmaceutical company

About the Company

• Welo Life Sciences is a language and technology partner serving pharmaceutical, CRO and medical device organizations with regulator-ready translation and localization.