Translation Specialist

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We are looking for an Associate Translation Specialist/ Translation Specialist to join our talented translation team in Clarivate, Malaysia. In this role, you will use your language skills in areas such as Life sciences, Pharma, Chemistry/Biomedical engineering, etc. to perform post-editing and proofreading of patent content from Korean into English to ensure that the patent content contains the most precise, pertinent, and up-to-date information.

**About You - experience, education, skills, and accomplishments**
- University degree, preferably in translation or language related areas, and the technology area
- Native level or TOPIK Level 6 in Korean, as well as professional working proficiency in English.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A customer-driven approach and good business awareness.
- Visible “can do” approach to work and positive attitude to change.
- Detail-oriented, thorough, accurate, able to meet deadlines, and able to work quickly and steadily in a focused manner to achieve organizational goals.
- Demonstrate initiative, persistence, ability to problem solve, and enthusiasm for learning.
- Strong ability to multitask, prioritize, and work independently with mínimal supervision.

**What will you be doing in this role?**
- Reviewing and assessing Machine translation outputs, using LQA forms and language resources in order to optimize MT quality.
- Actively managing and maintaining translation linguistic assets, including customer-and industry specific glossaries and translation memories, creating and updating glossaries where needed.
- Proactively recommending improvements as well as corrective and preventive actions to reduce customer or internal complaints, improve efficiency and mitigate risks.
- Participating in continuous improvement by collaborating in quality or project-related initiatives.
- Actively participating in weekly team meetings, preparing the yearly individual evaluation process by submitting proposals for next year objectives and training proposition according to company values.
- Participating in creating an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture and a team spirit.

**It would be great if you also have**
- Prior experience as a linguist using CAT tools
- Prior experience in quality control.
- Intellectual Property experience would be a plus.

**About the Team**

The Translations teams in Penang, Malaysia mainly perform machine-assisted translations on patents from China/Japan/South Korea patent offices. We strive to deliver the highest quality data that goes beyond our customers’ expectations.

**Hours of Work**

This is a full-time permanent position with normal working hour. Out of working hour meetings may occur occasional to meet other teams from different time zones.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Fresh graduate

**Benefits**:

- Cell phone reimbursement
- Dental insurance
- Free parking
- Health insurance
- Maternity leave
- Parental leave
- Professional development
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bayan Lepas: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

**Language**:

- Korean and English (required)