Translator - China LD

About The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Translator (full-time, permanent position) to manage translations in Life Science sector. The chosen applicant will be joining an existing team of over translators. The successful candidate will be a fluent in the target language and English, with a degree in translation and excellent writing skills.

About RWS:

RWS Holdings plc is the world’s leading provider of technology-enabled language, content management and intellectual property services. We help our customers to connect with and bring new ideas to people globally by communicating business critical content at scale and enabling the protection and realization of their innovations.

Our vision is to help organizations interact effectively with people anywhere in the world by solving their language, content and market access challenges through our collective global intelligence, deep expertise, and smart technology.

Customers include 90 of the globe’s top 100 brands, the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 18 of the top 20 patent filers worldwide. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific, and North and South America across the technology, pharmaceutical, medical, legal, chemical, automotive, government and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from offices across five continents.

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).

For further information, please visit: www.rws.com

Responsibilities:

1. Managing translation projects by receiving the jobs, resourcing the job and compiling the handover
2. Responsible for overall linguistic quality control in the whole process
3. Works with manager to develop action plan on quality as needed, and tracks individual Translator performance.
4. Coordination with different people to achieve project target, either internal or external resources.
5. Perform linguistic role, such as translating or reviewing
6. Managing the query raised by translator
7. Providing support and guidance on project during the whole process, including trouble shooting and problem solving
8. Leading Client complaint investigation and corrective action implement
9. Controlling and monitoring the project budget
10. Statistic analyst and project summary report required by department manager

Performance Criteria

• Quality of projects
• Productivity and throughput
• Profitability of projects
• Client satisfaction levels for your projects
• Competence with required tools
• Meeting objectives set by your Manager
• Feedback from RWS colleagues

Skill Required

• A minimum of 5 year experience as a full-time translator.
• Experience as a proof-reader of professional translations would be an advantage.
• Be able to produce work of a high standard on a consistent basis and have good organizational and time management skills.
• An eye for detail and the ability to work successfully under pressure and to tight deadlines are essential requirements.
• A good grasp of MS Office and good communication skills (spoken and written) are also mandatory.
• Should be a strong team player, who will prove flexible and motivated, as well as keen to learn.
• Working knowledge of CAT tools would be an advantage but full training will be given.
• We offer a unique opportunity for career development along with a competitive salary, benefits and a great working environment.

Life at RWS - We work hard together to deliver for our customers; our expertise, professionalism, and determination to never let others down drives us to be passionate and serious about what we do, deliver customer value, yet always adding a human touch 

As a company focused on connecting people through language, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our company culture. RWS is an Equal Opportunities Employer, and we are committed in ensuring that all employees work in an environment free from all forms of harassment and discrimination and one that actively promotes teamwork, diversity and trust. All employees have a right to be treated with respect and dignity. RWS operate in a manner for the inclusion of all - any form of discrimination is expressly prohibited. Employees are selected and promoted on merit alone and no other factors whether race, gender, age, religion, marital status, gender identity or disability are taken into consideration. 

We are proud to work in a company where all can succeed and grow their career and while RWS operates in accordance with all local employment laws, if local law enables any form of discrimination this is against RWS company policy and we will adhere to the highest standard.   

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