Senior Translation Project Manager

Senior Translation Project Manager

ICON is a global healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation united by a mission to bring new medicines and treatments to patients faster.

As a values-driven organisation, integrity, collaboration, agility, and inclusion are at the heart of how we work and interact with each other, customers, patients, and suppliers.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Translation Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of clinical document translations in a highly regulated global environment. This role will partner closely with Medical Writing teams, business stakeholders, and translation service providers to ensure high-quality, compliant, and timely translations while driving innovation through AI-enabled translation technologies.

What You Will Do:

You will manage day-to-day project and programme management activities, supporting your team to deliver quality outcomes. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead end-to-end management of clinical document translation projects, ensuring quality, compliance, budget adherence, and on-time delivery.
• Serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders, medical writers, subject matter experts (SMEs), and external translation vendors.
• Coordinate translation requirements, project planning, resource allocation, and execution from project initiation through completion.
• Monitor translation timelines, budgets, quality metrics, and regulatory compliance requirements across multiple concurrent projects.
• Provide expert project management support to clinical teams, including risk assessment, scope management, and vendor oversight.
• Drive the implementation, optimization, and governance of AI-enabled translation platforms and translation management tools.
• Review, evaluate, and continuously improve AI-generated translation outputs, collaborating with technology and development teams to enhance performance and efficiency.

Your Profile:

You will have solid project management experience, with the ability to manage competing priorities and develop your team. Required qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related scientific discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in clinical/regulatory document translation or bilingual quality control and 2 years in translation project management.
• Strong knowledge of clinical and regulatory documentation, including Protocols, Investigator's Brochures (IB), Clinical Study Reports (CSR), and CTD clinical summaries.
• Demonstrated expertise in project planning, scheduling, risk management, budget management, and vendor management within a regulated environment.
• Hands-on experience with CAT tools, translation memory (TM), terminology management, QA tools, and AI-enabled translation platforms.
• Strong understanding of data protection, document control practices, compliance requirements, and translation quality standards.
• Business-level proficiency in Simplified Chinese and English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities while collaborating effectively across global, multicultural teams.

Employment with ICON is contingent upon having the legal right to work in the country where the role is based.

ICON offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and career development.

Benefits may include:

• Competitive base salary and performance related incentives
• Health and wellbeing programmes including medical, dental, and vision coverage where applicable
• Retirement and pension plans
• Life assurance and disability coverage
• Employee assistance programmes and wellbeing resources
• Learning and development opportunities through structured training and career pathways

Benefits may vary depending on role and location.

Visit our careers site to read more about the benefits ICON offers.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.

If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know or submit a request here.