Translations Specialist - Kuala Lumpur - ReadingWe are seeking a highly skilled Translations Specialist to join our talented translation team in Clarivate, Malaysia. In this role, you will leverage your language expertise in areas such as Life Sciences, Pharma, Chemistry/Biomedical Engineering, and more to perform post-editing and proofreading of patent content from Korean into English. Your goal will be to ensure that the patent content contains the most precise, pertinent, and up-to-date information.
About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishmentsA university degree, preferably in translation or a related field, with a strong foundation in technology.
Native level or TOPIK Level 6 in Korean, along with professional working proficiency in English.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A customer-driven approach and good business awareness.
A visible 'can do' attitude towards work and a positive outlook on change.
Attention to detail, thoroughness, accuracy, ability to meet deadlines, and capacity to work efficiently and steadily to achieve organizational objectives.
Demonstrated initiative, persistence, problem-solving abilities, and enthusiasm for learning.
Strong multitasking, prioritization, and independent work skills with minimal supervision.
Key Responsibilities:Reviewing incoming translations from suppliers, recording quality issues, and logging assessments while adhering to quality checks, deadlines, customer-specificities, internal procedures, quality standards, and KPIs.
Evaluating and optimizing Machine Translation outputs using LQA forms and language resources.
Actively managing and maintaining translation linguistic assets, including customer- and industry-specific glossaries and translation memories, creating and updating glossaries as needed.
Proactively recommending improvements, corrective actions, and preventive measures to reduce customer complaints, improve efficiency, and mitigate risks.
Participating in continuous improvement by collaborating on quality or project-related initiatives.
Regularly participating in weekly team meetings, preparing yearly individual evaluation processes, and submitting proposals for next year's objectives and training according to company values.
Contributing to creating an inspiring team environment with open communication and a team spirit.
Prior Experience:CAT tool usage as a linguist.
Quality control experience.
Intellectual Property experience is advantageous.
About the Team:The Translations teams in Penang, Malaysia focus on machine-assisted translations of patents from China/Japan/South Korea patent offices, striving to deliver exceptional quality data that exceeds customer expectations.
Work Hours:This is a full-time permanent position with standard working hours. Out-of-hours meetings may occur occasionally to accommodate other teams across different time zones.#J-18808-Ljbffr