Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

At Thermo Fisher Scientific, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life - enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while taking science a step beyond through research, development and delivery of life-changing therapies. With clinical trials conducted in 100+ countries and ongoing development of novel frameworks for clinical research through our PPD clinical research portfolio, our work spans laboratory, digital and decentralized clinical trial services. Your determination to deliver quality and accuracy will improve health outcomes that people and communities depend on – now and in the future.

Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. As one team of 100,000+ colleagues, we share a common set of values - Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement - working together to accelerate research, solve complex scientific challenges, drive technological innovation and support patients in need.

Summarized Purpose:

Coordinates and manages the final quality of assigned translations to ensure a high quality standard. Manages language assets, e.g. translation memories, terminology and style guides.

This is a fully remote position for those located in North America (USA and Canada)

Essential Functions

• Performs translation tasks including initial translation, revision and quality checks.

• Develops and maintains terminology for assigned languages.

• Ensures translation memories is updated for assigned languages.

• Sets and executes linguistic quality assurance process for assigned languages, and globally as required.

• Uses established tools to monitor quality of outsourced language translations.

• Analyzes language quality issues and works on improvement plan with project management.

• Works on assigned projects by the Language Services department.

Job Complexity:

Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.

Job Knowledge:

Developing professional expertise, applies company policies and procedures to resolve a variety of issues.

Supervision Received:

Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

Business Relationships: Contacts are primarily internal to the company with infrequent external customer / vendor contact on routine matters. Builds productive internal / external working relationships.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in translations, linguistics or language studies with significant translation studies from a recognized institution or higher education OR Bachelor's degree in another field and 2 years of translation experience (preferred in clinical translation)

• If no Bachelor's degree, 5 years of translation experience (preferred in clinical translation).

• Previous experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 2+ years).

• In some cases an equivalency, consisting of a combination of appropriate education, training and/or directly related experience, will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 2 years proven translation experience, preferred in clinical translation

• CAT/TMS tool experience required

• Proven Terminology and TM experience required

• Proven skills of multi-tasking, time management, organization, and attention to detail

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Proficiency in MS Office suite

Management Role: No management responsibility

Working Conditions and Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

• Occasional drives to site locations with occasional travel both domestic and international.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.

• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

• Frequent mobility required.

• Occasional crouching, stooping, bending and twisting of upper body and neck.

• Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moves) objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

• Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand; with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

• Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups.

• Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals. Requires multiple periods of intense concentration.

• Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence. Ability to perform under stress. Ability to multi-task.

• Regular and consistent attendance.

Salary Transparency

The salary range estimated for this position is $60,000 - $75,000 This position will also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. Actual compensation will be confirmed in writing at the time of offer.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our US colleagues and their families can count on, which generally include:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan

• A wellness program, and valuable health incentive opportunities for company contributions to a Health Reimbursement Accounts (HSAs) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

•Tax-advantaged savings and spending accounts and commuter benefits

• Employee assistance programs

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO). 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and volunteer rime off in accordance with company policy.

• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

Accessibility/Disability Access

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

EEO & Affirmative Action

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, veteran status, age or disability status.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.