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IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

Freelance Translator/Linguist - English into Japanese

Translation & InterpretationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTokyo, JapanNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Native fluency in Japanese, spoken and written.
  • Fluency in English, spoken and written.
  • At least one year of experience translating, reviewing, and editing life sciences content, including clinical trial documents; document types must be clearly outlined in the candidate's CV.
  • A university degree in translation or linguistics and at least two years of translation experience, or no university degree and at least five years of translation experience.
  • Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.
  • Experience with translation management systems and computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools.
  • Applications must be submitted in English and include the applicant's rates.
  • Applicants must be individual freelancers; applications from agencies or teams of linguists are not accepted.

Responsibilities

  • Translate English-language content into Japanese for life sciences content and markets.
  • Deliver translated content effectively and on time.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior experience as a translator with a translation and localisation company is desirable but not essential.

About the Company

IQVIA

Runs drug trials and sells health data to pharma

IQVIA runs clinical trials for drug, biotech and medical device companies and sells them the health data, software and analytics they use to develop and market treatments. Its research arm designs studies, recruits trial sites and patients, and manages trials through to regulatory filing. Its commercial arm sells market data, consulting and software that pharma sales and marketing teams use to plan product launches. Clients pay through multi-year service contracts and data and software subscriptions. IQVIA was formed in 2016 when clinical research firm Quintiles merged with health data company IMS Health, and it is based in Durham, North Carolina.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Durham, NC
Founded
1998

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