Technological Linguist, Vapi

Technological Linguist - Conglomerate Pharma Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Technological Linguist to support the development, optimization, and quality enhancement of machine translation and language technology solutions within a regulated and quality-driven environment. This role combines deep linguistic expertise with strong technical capability and is ideal for a professional translator or linguistic specialist who has evolved into language technology, translation automation, and AI-assisted translation workflows.The successful candidate will play a key role in improving translation quality, optimizing linguistic assets, supporting adaptive machine translation training activities, and contributing to scalable multilingual content solutions. This is not a pure Machine Learning Engineering role; however, the position requires someone highly comfortable working with language technologies, translation systems, automation scripting, and commercial machine translation platforms such as Language Weaver.Key Responsibilities Create, maintain, and optimize linguistic assets including: Translation Memories (TMs) Terminology databases Standard dictionaries Glossaries Controlled language resources Support auto-adaptive machine translation model training and optimization activities through commercial MT platforms (e.g., Language Weaver)Prepare, curate, structure, and optimize bodies of linguistic knowledge for improved translation performance and retrieval accuracy Assess machine translation output quality through detailed linguistic and technical analysis Perform root-cause investigations into translation quality issues, terminology inconsistencies, and model performance gapsConduct quality control (QC) and linguistic validation activities across multilingual datasets and translated outputs Develop and maintain automation scripts (preferably Python-based) for repetitive or large-scale language operations, including: TMX conversions Dictionary flattening Terminology variation generationLinguistic data transformation Workflow automation Collaborate with technical, linguistic, and operational stakeholders to improve translation workflows and machine translation effectiveness Contribute recommendations and expertise to broader language technology and localization process improvementsSupport testing, validation, and robustness assessment of trained MT models and linguistic datasets Candidate Profile: Essential Experience Professional background in linguistics, translation, localization, or language technology Previous experience working as a professional translator and/or clinical translator preferredStrong understanding of: CAT tools Translation workflows Translation quality assessment Linguistic QC processes Hands-on experience with translation technologies and machine translation environments Experience managing or optimizing: Translation memories Terminology databases Multilingual dictionariesControlled terminology sets Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to linguistic detail Comfortable working with structured data and technical interfaces Ability to independently assess translation quality and identify linguistic or technical improvement opportunitiesTechnical Skills: Required Experience with CAT tools and translation management systems Familiarity with machine translation platforms such as: Language Weaver DeepL enterprise environments Other adaptive MT systems Scripting or automation experience, preferably in Python Understanding of TMX, terminology management, and localization file structuresStrong Excel and data manipulation capabilities Preferred Experience in regulated industries such as: Clinical research Pharmaceuticals Life sciences Medical devices Exposure to AI-assisted translation workflows or adaptive machine translation systems Experience supporting translation model optimization or linguistic dataset preparationFamiliarity with translation evaluation metrics and QA methodologies Soft Skills Highly detail-oriented and quality-focused Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills Able to balance linguistic precision with operational efficiency Curious, proactive, and solutions-oriented mindsetComfortable working cross-functionally within technical and linguistic teams Nice to Have Experience with multilingual corpora management Knowledge of localization engineering concepts Exposure to API-based translation workflows Experience contributing to language automation or AI-driven localization initiativesIdeal Backgrounds Clinical Translator Senior Linguist Localization Specialist Language Technology Specialist Translation Technology Analyst Computational Linguist Linguistic QA Specialist Localization Engineer (linguistic-focused)