Life Sciences FR→EN Translator for Pharmacovigilance

Welo Global; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Welo Life Sciences, a Welo Global brand, seeks experienced French (France) to English (GB and US) linguists to support a high-volume pharmacovigilance program for a leading global pharmaceutical company.

You will translate and review safety and regulatory content, perform MTPE, and copy edit for accuracy, tone and consistency, with strict non-extendable turnaround times and potential transcription tasks using a client platform.

Qualifications

• Degree in translation, linguistics or languages studies or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training.
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience translating Life Sciences documents.
• Experience translating pharmacovigilance content preferred: SAE/AE, PSURs, SUSARs, ICSRs, DSURs, RMP.
• Alternatively, experience translating regulatory or clinical documents: medical reports, protocols, synopses, ICF, discharge reports, study reports, SmPC, PIL, or medical literature.
• Great daily availability: consistent daily capacity and not suited to part-time schedules.
• Strong English proficiency; native level preferred but not mandatory.
• Experience with XTM or similar CAT tools.
• Reliable, deadline-driven, and flexible, able to commit to fast turnaround times with no extensions.

Responsibilities

• Translate pharmacovigilance and/or clinical-regulatory content from French into English.
• Perform Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) on machine-translated safety content.
• Perform Copy Edit review of translated/post-edited content for accuracy, tone, and consistency.
• Meet strict, non-extendable turnaround times on time-sensitive safety content.
• Occasionally support Transcription tasks, retyping scanned or handwritten PDFs into Word for downstream translation (requires a personal Gmail account for client platform access).
• Work within the client's CAT tool environment (XTM) following project-specific setup instructions.

Skills

English proficiency

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Degree in translation, linguistics or languages studies

Tools

XTM CAT tool

Gmail account

Job description

Welo Life Sciences, a Welo Global brand, seeks experienced French (France) to English (GB and US) linguists to support a high-volume pharmacovigilance program for a leading global pharmaceutical company.

You will translate and review safety and regulatory content, perform MTPE, and copy edit for accuracy, tone and consistency, with strict non-extendable turnaround times and potential transcription tasks using a client platform.