Spanish (Spain) to English Pharmacovigilance Linguist

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About This Role

Welo Life Sciences, a brand under Welo Global, is seeking linguists for an ongoing freelance engagement focusing on a high-volume pharmacovigilance program for a major global pharmaceutical client. The position involves translating, performing machine translation post-editing, and copy editing time-sensitive safety and regulatory documents, such as adverse event reports, under strict deadlines. This role requires robust daily availability and is unsuitable for part-time schedules.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Translate clinical-regulatory and pharmacovigilance materials from Spanish into English
• Conduct machine translation post-editing on safety content
• Perform copy editing on translated and post-edited materials to verify consistency, tone, and accuracy
• Adhere to strict and non-extendable deadlines for time-sensitive safety documents

Requirements

• Degree in languages studies, linguistics, translation, or an equivalent degree with substantial translation training
• Minimum of two years of professional experience translating medical documentation, with a focus on pharmacovigilance or clinical-regulatory content
• High daily availability to meet consistent day-to-day capacity needs
• Strong proficiency in Spanish and preferably a native level of English
• Familiarity with XTM or comparable CAT tools
• Willingness to complete an assessment as part of the onboarding and quality assurance procedure
• Provision of an updated English CV detailing life sciences and medical translation experience, document types handled, CAT tools used, and contact details

Qualifications

• Healthcare professional background, such as a nurse or physician, with emergency room experience preferred
• Willingness to commit to weekend availability in addition to daily availability
• Prior experience translating specific pharmacovigilance content including serious and non-serious adverse events, PSURs, SUSARs, ICSRs, DSURs, and Risk Management Plans

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