Senior Linguist for Life Sciences - Simplified Chinese — Jinan, China

The following is a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities and areas of ownership for this role:

• Performing lead linguist function on assigned accounts; provide SME support for designated clients
• Performing copy-edit tasks on assigned projects or accounts
• Performing on-demand translation tasks
• Taking ownership of deliveries that were translated by the linguists for one or more accounts into Simplified Chinese
• Preparing, managing and maintaining the language materials (including glossaries, Style Guides, work instruction) up to the quality standards and up to date as required by the account or project
• Managing project-related queries
• Ensuring good interaction among team members and resolving questions on terminology and language matters
• Coordinating a team of freelancers on assigned projects or accounts
• Testing and qualifying new freelancers and vendors as required; monitor resources’ performance
• Developing and training of new and existing freelancers according to the accounts’ and Welocalize’s needs
• Recommend Simplified Chinese Life Sciences resources to Squads, based on data of quality, OTD, language strategy, capacity needs, content specialty, or client specific requirements
• Conduct monthly capacity planning for Life Sciences, make sure adequate resources in place to support the production
• Interacting with clients on linguistic matters as required
• Work with Quality and Squads to plan and perform LQAs, and drive arbitration process
• Support Quality team in reviewing client escalations related to Simplified Chinese and in conducting RCAs for life sciences translation
• Responsible for client inquiries; attend client calls as needed
• Participating in the development of new and improved working processes
• Meet or exceed the productivity KPI
• Achieving the goals set by the Squad Lead

Education Level

• University degree in Translation/Applied Languages or equivalent combination of education and experience, in a Life Sciences-related field: Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursery, Biology, Chemistry.
• A Master’s degree is a plus
• 4+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization, with speciality Life Sciences

Experience

• 8+ years of relevant experience in translation/localization/editing or content writing
• 5+ years of review experience
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Native fluency in Simplified Chinese
• Thorough understanding of the localization process
• Knowledge of Simplified Chinese life sciences and clinical research regulations
• Excellent user experience of standard CAT tools, e.g. XTM, SDL Studio, and issue tracking and query management tools, e.g. JIRA, Verifika
• Excellent user experience of standard software, such as Windows and Office applications
• Good understanding of Machine Translation Post-Editing process and willingness to work with AI tools
• Ability to learn new localization tools and applications quickly
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent knowledge of terminology used in two or more subject matters
• Subject-matter expert within company for discipline or process
• Ability to work with tight deadlines
• Ability to give clear, concise and constructive feedback
• Ability to coordinate internal and external translators
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, linguists
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability and willingness to train/teach others and pass on knowledge
• Ability, willingness and experience in communicating positively with customers at various levels
• Ability to work in a virtual team contributing to the team's success, or work independently as needed
• Problem-solving mindset that can proactively assess and mitigate risks
• Ability to prioritize ongoing projects based on business needs and urgencies that arise
• Excellent oral and written communication skills