Korean into English Translator

RWS Division:

Language Services - recognized as the world’s largest Language Service Provider – helps customers to create, translate, and deliver content across 250+ languages. Our global team of linguists, project managers, subject matter experts and localization professionals work closely with customers to ensure their communications and multilingual content is compelling, accurate and consistent.

About The Role:

Are you an experienced Life Sciences Korean into English translator looking to join a professional and supportive in-house team and work with some of the world’s leading brands? Working as a translator in our Seoul language office in Korea, you will be responsible for delivering translations of the highest quality on time and within budget. In this key role, you will have the opportunity to act as Lead Translator for one or several accounts and to support the development of your fellow translation colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Translating Life Sciences content from Korean into English and other sectors as required
• Reviewing the work of in-house and external translator
• Post-editing
• Producing quality translations within given timeframes
• Providing linguistic support and feedback
• Mentoring more junior translators
• Working with clients, reviewers and project managers to define best practice
• Understanding and following RWS’s linguistic processes and procedures
• Managing terminology effectively
• Using translation tools
• Linguistic checking of files in their final format
• Acting as Lead translator to oversee the linguistic processes of one or several accounts
• Managing your time effectively

Skills & Experience

• A degree in translation or a relevant combination of training and experience
• A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience in the life sciences translation field, a particular focus on pharmaceuticals and bio pharmaceuticals is highly advantageous
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Good knowledge of translation software such as Trados
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• You must be a native level English speaker

At RWS, we’re here for one purpose: unlocking global understanding.

As a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services, we remove the barriers to communication to make global connection possible. Our unrivalled experience and deep understanding of language have been developed over more than 60 years. As we look to shape the future, our ambition is to create a world where understanding is universal for everyone.

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.   

If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about breaking down language barriers and giving back to their communities, then you’ll love life at RWS. Our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong.

We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career. In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise. 

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as One RWS.

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