Senior Lead Linguist, Life Sciences Localization

Welo Global; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Welo Life Sciences, a Welo Global brand, seeks a senior linguist to lead translation and copy-editing for life sciences documents. You will coordinate freelancers, maintain glossaries and style guides, and ensure terminology accuracy across regulated clinical trial materials.

You will collaborate with Quality, Squads, Talent, and suppliers to deliver regulator-ready translations. Strong MTPE experience and knowledge of Simplified Chinese life sciences terminology are essential.

Qualifications

• University degree in Translation/Applied Languages or equivalent in Life Sciences.
• Master’s degree is a plus and highly regarded.
• 4+ years in translation/localization with Life Sciences focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead linguist on assigned accounts; provide SME support.
• Perform copy-edit on projects and on-demand translations.
• Coordinate freelancers and manage language materials and glossaries.

Skills

Fluent English

Simplified Chinese

CAT tools

Terminology management

Education

University degree in Translation/Applied Languages

Master’s degree (plus)

Tools

XTM

SDL Studio

JIRA

Verifika

MS Office

Job description

Welo Life Sciences, a Welo Global brand, seeks a senior linguist to lead translation and copy-editing for life sciences documents. You will coordinate freelancers, maintain glossaries and style guides, and ensure terminology accuracy across regulated clinical trial materials.

You will collaborate with Quality, Squads, Talent, and suppliers to deliver regulator-ready translations. Strong MTPE experience and knowledge of Simplified Chinese life sciences terminology are essential.