Senior Technical Project Manager
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.
Job Description
Manage activities associated with the technical aspects of project execution with a focus on managing the translation and localization lifecycle using CAT tools and associated tools.
Senior Localization Engineer (language services)
The successful candidate will join an existing team of Localization Engineers who take responsibility for the management of the Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tool and assocated resources for the Language Services group
Our Language Services team is part of our Commercialization and Outcomes group is a global team providing translation of clinical trial related materials for both internal and external clients.
The candidate will play a key role in supporting our Project Managers, by assisting in preparing files for translation, automating processes and developing tools and scripts for Production and external clients.
Ideal candidate will have a strong technical skillset, customer-facing experience and some project management exposure.
Skills required:
- 5+ years of experience in Language Services industry working with Computer Aided Translation (CAT) tools, such as MemoQ, XTM, Trados etc.
- Project management experience a plus.
- Localization Engineer experience
- Knowledge of programming and scripting languages (Visual Basic, Java, Python, JavaScript, etc.).
- Understanding of APIs and integrations.
- Regular expressions and manipulating text.
- Experience with localising webapps and software and supporting translation projects
- Knowledge of markup languages (XML, HTML, XLIFF, etc.)
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing engineering support to colleagues in Production.
- Investigating new file types, creating filters and workflows.
- Improving localisation engineering processes.
- Serving as a product owner for our CAT tool, liaising with the tool’s provider, flagging issues and requesting new features.
- Identifying areas for automation.
- Creating macros and scripts to automate processes.
- Mentoring junior Engineers.
- Actively participating in strategic in initiatives and providing expert support to deliver such projects.
- Acting as a subject matter expert for external and internal clients when required.
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What ICON can offer you:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a diverse culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.
In addition to your competitive salary, ICON offers a range of additional benefits. Our benefits are designed to be competitive within each country and are focused on well-being and work life balance opportunities for you and your family.
Our benefits examples include:
- Various annual leave entitlements
- A range of health insurance offerings to suit you and your family’s needs.
- Competitive retirement planning offerings to maximize savings and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
- Global Employee Assistance Programme, LifeWorks, offering 24-hour access to a global network of over 80,000 independent specialized professionals who are there to support you and your family’s well-being.
- Life assurance
- Flexible country-specific optional benefits, including childcare vouchers, bike purchase schemes, discounted gym memberships, subsidized travel passes, health assessments, among others.
Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.
At ICON, diversity, inclusion & belonging are fundamental to our culture and values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative which helps us better serve our people, patients, customers, and our communities. We're proud of our diverse workforce and the work we’ve done to become a more inclusive organisation. We’re dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. ICON is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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