Offer summary

Qualifications:

Native fluency in Spanish and strong knowledge of medical and public health terminology., Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking both Spanish and English in a professional setting., Professional experience in a bilingual setting and familiarity with consumer-level health information., At least one year of experience evaluating or working with health information..

Key responsibilities:

Support the delivery of curated, consumer-focused health information for clients.

Translate health information materials from English to Spanish and vice versa.

Ensure cultural appropriateness of translations for the U.S. Hispanic and Latino community.

Work with database or content management systems to input and manage health information.

Job description

Bixal is seeking a Spanish Translator to support one of our clients in the delivery of curated, consumer-focused health information. The ideal candidate has native fluency in Spanish and has strong knowledge of medical and public health terminology.

This position is part time and averages 20 hours per week. Candidate must have availability during business hours and must be located within the continental US. This is a short term contract opportunity with work guaranteed through July 3 with the possibility of an extension. Candidates must be available to travel to Bethesda, MD or Durham, NC for fingerprinting.

Requirements

Fluent ability to read, write, and speak both Spanish and English in a business/professional setting and at the consumer level.

Professional experience in a bilingual setting is required.

Experience with consumer-level health information in English and Spanish.

Awareness of culturally-appropriate Spanish for the U.S. Hispanic and Latino community.

At least one year of experience with evaluating or working with health information.

Ability to work in a database or content management system. Training in the system will be provided, but the individual must have a high comfort level with learning systems, inputting data, and searching or using other available tools from the system.

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