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French to English Life Sciences / Pharmacovigilance Linguist

Remote, Global·Full-time·Added 2 months ago

Welo Global

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Overview

Job details

Full-time hours
Per the ad.
Fully remote
Per the ad.

Requirements

Have the right to work in Spain
Welo Global doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.
Work in English
English is required, per the ad.
Have 2+ years of experience
Mid-level role.
University degree
“Degree in translation, linguistics or languages studies or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training.” — per the ad.

Requirements

What we're looking for

Degree in translation, linguistics or languages studies or an equivalent degree that includes significant translation training.
Minimum 2 years of professional experience translating Life Sciences documents.
Experience translating pharmacovigilance content preferred: SAE/AE (serious and non-serious adverse events), PSURs, SUSARs, ICSRs, DSURs, Risk Management Plans (RMP).
Alternatively, experience translating regulatory or clinical documents: medical reports, protocols, synopses, ICF, discharge reports, study reports, SmPC, PIL, or medical literature.
Great daily availability: this program requires consistent daily capacity and is not suited to part-time schedules.
Strong English proficiency; native level of English preferred but not mandatory.
Experience with XTM or similar CAT tools.
Reliable, deadline-driven, and flexible, able to commit to fast turnaround times with no extensions.

Nice to have

Healthcare professional (HCP) background: nurse or physician preferred, especially with emergency room experience. Other HCP backgrounds also welcome.
Availability to cover US business hours.
Willingness to commit to daily and/or weekend availability.

The role

We are looking for experienced French (France) to English (GB and US) linguists to support a high-volume, fast-turnaround pharmacovigilance program for a leading global pharmaceutical company. Work involves translating and reviewing safety and regulatory content, including adverse event reports and related clinical documentation, with strict turnaround times and deadlines.

This is an ongoing freelance engagement with daily volumes.

What you'll do

Translate pharmacovigilance and/or clinical-regulatory content from French into English.
Perform Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) on machine-translated safety content.
Perform Copy Edit review of translated/post-edited content for accuracy, tone, and consistency.
Meet strict, non-extendable turnaround times on time-sensitive safety content.
Occasionally support Transcription tasks, retyping scanned or handwritten PDFs into Word for downstream translation (requires a personal Gmail account for client platform access).
Work within the client's CAT tool environment (XTM) following project-specific setup instructions.

Tools & Systems

CAT tool: XTM, client-provided license; onboarding and connector setup provided after onboarding.
A personal Gmail account is required for linguists supporting Transcription tasks, for access to a client platform.

About Welo Global

Welo Global is a language services provider delivering enterprise localization, AI training data, multilingual content, and IP-related language solutions through a portfolio of specialized brands, including Welocalize, Park IP, Welo Life Sciences, and Welo Data. The company states it has operated for over 25 years, describes itself as 'ISO-certified. AI-enabled. Built for scale.', and reports being named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Localization Services, Q3 2026. Its stated use cases span enterprise localization, drug and medical device development support, intellectual property prosecution and foreign filing, international digital marketing, and AI model development and training.

For professionals in Spain, Welo Global's current openings include remote, Spain-based roles such as 'Project Lion - Senior Prompt Engineer - Spain (Remote, Part-Time)', 'Expert Rater Project - French (Spain)', and 'Expert Rater Project - German (Spain)', alongside numerous multilingual linguist, copy editing, and quality roles across other markets. The company describes a 'rigorously governed global workforce' and publishes its careers site in multiple languages, including Spanish.

Industry: Language Services
Website: weloglobal.com

Good to know if you are moving

Current openings include Spain-based remote roles, such as 'Project Lion - Senior Prompt Engineer - Spain (Remote, Part-Time)', 'Expert Rater Project - French (Spain)', and 'Expert Rater Project - German (Spain)'.
The company describes a 'rigorously governed global workforce' and markets itself as 'ISO-certified. AI-enabled. Built for scale.'
Welo Global was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Localization Services, Q3 2026.
Its careers site navigation is available in multiple languages, including Spanish (Español), German, French, Italian, Chinese, and Japanese.

In their own words

About the company & team

Welo Life Sciences, a Welo Global brand, is a specialized language and technology partner serving pharmaceutical, CRO, and medical device organizations operating in regulated global markets. We deliver regulator-ready translation, linguistic validation, and localization solutions that support clinical trials, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, labeling, and global commercialization. Our approach combines subject matter expertise with ISO-certified quality processes and technology-enabled workflows designed to integrate seamlessly into life sciences operations. With extensive experience supporting global product development and post-market requirements, Welo Life Sciences helps organizations accelerate timelines, protect data integrity, and maintain compliance across languages and regions. All solutions are delivered within a secure, audit-ready framework supported by seven ISO certifications.

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