Freelance Full-Term English into Simplified Chinese (China) CTD Module Language Lead

About the Role
Linguists play a vital role in our operations, ensuring that deliverables meet the highest standards before reaching clients. In this client-facing Language Lead position, you will also be responsible for quality management and coordinating a team of linguists. This is a remote freelance position open to candidates worldwide. We are currently expanding our pool of freelance linguists who can translate from English into Simplified Chinese (China) for various Life Science documents, including CTD Quality, CTD Non-Clinical, and CTD Clinical.

Key Responsibilities

Client Engagement & Quality Management

• Act as a client-facing linguistic point of contact, representing the company with professionalism.
• Review and investigate client complaints and quality-related issues, determine root causes, and provide timely, well-documented responses and corrective actions.
• Maintain language quality standards across projects and accounts.
• Manage language assets, including translation memories (TMs), glossaries, and style guides, ensuring they are accurate, consistent, and up to date.

Project & Team Coordination

• Work closely with Project Managers to understand project requirements, scope, timelines, and client expectations.
• Gather and relay client feedback, and incorporate it into ongoing and future work.
• Manage and guide a group of linguists, including assigning work, providing feedback, and ensuring adherence to client requirements and quality standards.

Linguistic Delivery

• Translate and proofread Life Science documents, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with client and regulatory terminology.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English and Simplified Chinese (China).
• Expertise in one or more of the specified fields.
• Strong attention to detail, including spelling and grammar accuracy.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Strong client communication skills, with the ability to handle complaints and feedback diplomatically and constructively.
• Ability to manage, mentor, and give clear feedback to other linguists.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to collaborate with Project Managers and cross-functional teams.

Job Requirements
Applicants must meet at least ONE of the following criteria:

• Hold a degree in Translation, Linguistics, Language Studies, or an equivalent program with significant translation training from a recognized university;
• Have 2 years of professional translation experience plus a college degree;
• Have 5 years of professional translation experience without a college degree; OR
• Possess a translation competence certificate issued by an appropriate government authority.

Preferred Experience

• Academic background in pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, or a related field.
• Experience translating regulatory/pharmaceutical documents.
• Familiarity with CTD structure and terminology, and CMC technical content.
• Prior experience in a lead, reviewer, or quality management role, including handling client feedback or complaints.
• Experience with language asset management (TMs, termbases, style guides) and CAT tools.

Important Information

• Applicants will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.
• Free translation and MTPE assessments will be administered to evaluate skills.
• If your profile matches these requirements, please apply directly by submitting your most recent CV.
• In your CV, please clearly outline: a) Your relevant experience in translation and proofreading, and any experience in quality management, client communication, or team leadership; b) Your best per-word rate for translation and hourly rate for MTPE services (in USD).
• Only candidates who meet all requirements will be contacted.