Translations Project Manager I

Location: India Remote, Bangalore, India

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Join Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific and help ensure our clinical trial technologies can be deployed accurately and effectively across studies around the world. As a Translations Project Manager, you will lead translation and localization activities for clinical systems, coordinating linguistic validation, vendors, study teams, and client requirements from initiation through delivery. This highly collaborative, client-facing role is ideal for someone who combines project management expertise with exceptional attention to detail and a passion for quality in global clinical research.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay and incentives.
• Provident fund and medical insurance.
• Engaging employee programs and local events.
• Modern office spaces and remote work flexibility.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own translation and localization activities across assigned clinical studies, coordinating deliverables with internal teams, clients, CROs, and external vendors.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, documentation, and translation-related deliverables throughout the study lifecycle.
• Lead screenshot development and proofreading activities, applying rigorous quality control to translated study content.
• Manage translation vendors, project budgets, deliverables, and timelines, escalating risks and issues where appropriate.
• Partner with project teams and clients to establish translation strategies aligned with study requirements and implementation timelines.
• Facilitate client-facing meetings and communications related to translations, localization requirements, and study delivery.
• Provide subject matter guidance on linguistic validation, Ethics Committee and Institutional Review Board submission strategies, and copyright-holder requirements.
• Coordinate translation requirements across multiple languages, markets, and study stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot technical issues affecting translation builds and collaborate with technical teams to drive resolution.
• Train and support translation vendors on technical files, processes, and study-specific requirements.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and organized project documentation to support quality and compliance requirements.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks that could affect quality, budget, scope, or delivery timelines.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on translation quality, workflow efficiency, and operational effectiveness.
• Share knowledge, established practices, and project experience with new and developing team members.

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Languages, Translation, Business, Clinical Research, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 2 to 3 years of project management or closely related experience.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders, vendors, deliverables, budgets, and timelines.
• Experience within clinical research, life sciences, localization, translations, healthcare technology, or another regulated environment preferred.
• Familiarity with linguistic validation and translation workflows is highly desirable.
• Understanding of software development or technology implementation processes is advantageous.
• Strong proofreading and quality review capabilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability with sound judgment regarding risks and escalation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional and global teams.
• Professional fluency in English.

At Clario, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, our purpose is to transform lives by unlocking better evidence. It’s a cause that unites and inspires us. It’s why we come to work and how we empower our people to make a positive impact every day. Whether you're advancing clinical science, building innovative technology, or supporting our global teams, your work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.