Sarah Jauncey Degamo

Main specialist areas: Medical/pharmaceuticals, oncology, medical devices, SOPs, process validation reports, financial reports, sustainability reports

One year full-time position, five years part-time: Translation of patient files, doctors' notes, clinical trial documents and protocols, drug licensing documents, hospital reports

Translating a wide range of documents mainly from German into English, but also occasionally from French into English. Proofreading English-language texts using the Duden correction symbols. Editing texts and advertising copy. Making suggestions and corrections over the phone.

Managing the in-house English department. Introduction to proofreading using the Duden correction symbols. Initial translation experience. Dealing with customer queries over the phone.

Translation, translation theory, interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive, liaison), linguistics, international relations, literature