Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
Korean Language Specialist
Job Summary
- Perform linguistic quality reviews of clinical and medical documents translated from Korean into English, including clinical trial protocols, informed consent forms, and other regulatory materials.
- Ensure translation accuracy, consistency, and compliance with clinical and medical terminology standards before regulatory submission.
- Serve as a final quality checkpoint, identifying and resolving linguistic issues to maintain high-quality deliverables.
- Collaborate with a global Language Services team to improve translation quality, terminology consistency, and existing processes.
- Key Requirements: Native or near-native Korean proficiency, strong English skills, clinical/medical translation experience, and linguistic quality review expertise.
- Preferred Skills: Experience with CAT tools, terminology management, and medical or clinical translation services.
- Work Environment: Remote-based role in Seoul within a small, collaborative international team, offering ownership of Korean linguistic quality and opportunities for process improvement.
Job Description
Thermo Fisher Scientific Language Services is looking for a Korean Language Specialist with experience in clinical translation and quality assurance to join the internal team. Essential functions would include:
- Coordinating and managing the final quality of assigned translations to ensure a high-quality standard.
- Running language assets, e.g. translation memories, terminology and style guides:
- Performing occasional linguistic tasks including initial translation, revision, client feedback implementation
- Performing quality checks on clinical translations (ICFs, protocols, IBs, patient diaries, etc.).
- Developing and maintaining terminology and style guides for the language
- Ensuring Korean translation memories are updated.
- Setting and executing linguistic quality assurance processes for the assigned language globally as required.
- Using CAT technology to monitor quality of outsourced language translations and external suppliers.
- Analyzing language quality issues and working on any quality improvement plans with project management team.
Applicants should meet one of the below educational/professional requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in translations, linguistics or language studies with significant translation studies from a recognized institution or higher education.
• Bachelor's degree in another field and 2 years of translation experience (preferred in medical device/biotech translation)
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Native Language: Korean
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 in English
Proficiency in MS Office suite
