Senior Translator

healthscie

11d•Remote

About The Position

Health Sciences North (HSN) is seeking an innovative Senior Translator to join their team. This role is pivotal in advancing French Language Services (FLS) under the FLS Act, ensuring equitable access to care for Francophone communities across the region. The Senior Translator will lead and coordinate high-quality English-to-French translations, collaborate with health care partners and the Ministry of Health, manage external translation resources, and drive continuous improvement aligned with strategic goals. This role offers flexible remote work options. The ideal candidate will have expertise in medical terminology, strong analytical and organizational abilities, and a commitment to excellence and service.

Requirements

Minimum of a three (3) year Bachelor’s Degree in Translation, from an accredited university.
Ministry of Labour “Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps” training certificate is required.
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing translations and revisions from English to French, preferably related to health care services in Ontario.
Demonstrated knowledge of FLS Act.
Demonstrated experience with translation memory software (i.e. LogiTerm).
Demonstrated organizational skills.
Demonstrated excellent presentation skills.
Demonstrated knowledge of Medical Terminology.
Demonstrated time management and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated excellent judgment and proven analytical skills.
Demonstrated training, experience or utilization of quality improvement methodology for process improvement.
Demonstrated ability to independently identify issues, plan improvements, measure success and continue improvement.
Demonstrated excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook).
Demonstrated superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
Demonstrated ability to manage routine correspondence, multiple tasks/projects, diversified workload and rapidly changing priorities and challenging deadlines.
Demonstrated discretion and maturity when handling confidential information.
Demonstrated commitment to the safety of co-workers and patients.
Proven ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional development.
Demonstrated professionalism in dealing with confidential and sensitive issues.
Demonstrated positive work record and excellent attendance record.
Ability to meet the physical and sensory demands of the job.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge of Ontario’s health care system and related terminology is preferred.

Responsibilities

Establish and/or negotiate appropriate deadlines for translation of documents deemed eligible.
Process requests by translating or outsourcing to qualified independent translators.
Review documents to ensure quality of translation by independent translators.
Translate a variety of documents from English to French intended for the general public.
Establish, maintain, and update lexicons of official terminology related to health care service providers.
Keep a record of monies spent on external translation services within budget.
Produce regular reports on translation activities and value for health care service clients and the Ministry of Health.
Develop annual plan where objectives and metrics are defined for meeting health care service client needs.
Liaise with health care agencies.
Provide guidance to the Administrative Secretary as required.
Determine and align improvement projects with HSN’s Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust to achieve goal outcomes.
Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant federal and provincial health and safety legislation, standards and guidelines.
Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
Represent the department or program on various committees and in meetings as required.
Perform other duties as required.