Translation Manager (German Speaking)

Company Description

About M3 Inc:

Founded in 2000, with start-up investment capital from Sony, M3’s mission is to make use of the internet to increase, as much as possible, the number of people who can live longer and healthier lives, and to reduce, as much as possible, the amount of unnecessary medical costs. Key achievements of M3 Inc. include:

• Named in Fortune’s 2020 ‘Future 50’ list, ahead of Facebook and Amazon
• Ranked in Forbes’ 2020 Global 2000 list of the world’s largest public companies
• M3 is the only company incorporated after the year 2000 to be included in the Nikkei 225 Index
• Listed in Forbes’ ‘Asia’s 200 Best Over a Billion’ in 2019
• In 2020 M3 founded the ‘M3: Stop COVID-19 Fund’ and pledged one billion yen to support COVID-19 related initiatives

M3’s legacy lies in the power of trusted physician platforms. Around the world, M3 organisations leverage these highly engaged digital communities to deliver medical education, job placement, and market research, to improve global patient outcomes.

This role is part of MED PLANET, a Lyon based fieldwork agency and a wholly owned subsidiary of M3 Inc. MED PLANET is a leading provider of data-collection services for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. We specialize in conducting both qualitative and quantitative market research in France.

Job Description

As a Translation Project Manager at MED PLANET you will coordinate the workflow of our translation services from request to delivery and assure the highest quality throughout the entire service chain. In addition to the management of translation projects, this role will include procurement, cost control, invoice validation, and direct communication with clients and internal stakeholders.

Depending on the quantity of projects managed, you may also have to be involved in translating documents from English to German/Spanish/Italian and vice versa.

Your specific duties will include the following:

• Responsibility for the management and control of the freelancers on all translation work allocated to you, ensuring that MED PLANET achieves and exceeds client expectations
• Scheduling resources for translation and proofreading
• File preparation for translation i.e. masking/locking of text irrelevant for each target language
• Maintenance of translation memories
• Building and developing a network of experienced and reliable freelance linguists
• Vetting process and rates negotiations
• Setting up and maintaining linguists’ accounts in our supplier system
• Responsible for the quality control of translations
• Making sure client standards are met and deadlines are respected
• Delivery of excellent client services
• Participation to production when necessary
• Undergoing of adverse event training when requested by the end clients

Qualifications

• Higher education in translation, linguistics, preferably in German
• Project management skills
• Good knowledge of a CAT-tool, preferably SDL Trados Studio
• Familiarity with the translation industry
• Comfortable with PEMT (post edition of machine translation)
• Ability to work independently
• Strong multitasking and networking skills
• Proficiency in English, since this is the official company language and all communication with clients is in English.

Additional Information

Employee Benefits:

• 25 days Annual leave entitlement
• You will be eligible to participate in the quarterly bonus scheme upon completion of your probationary period. This will be paid quarterly once probation has been passed.
• You will be entitled to all statutory benefits as required by French law, plus 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays and Private health insurance.

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