German Translator

About the role

As a translator at Epic, you’ll apply your extensive language skills to clearly and accurately translate a wide range of documentation, training materials, and software for a world leader in electronic medical records technology. Your input will help shape our localization efforts, quality assurance, and terminology maintenance. Translators are given a high degree of autonomy and independence, and are responsible for managing and executing important translation projects. You’ll be actively involved in our clinical, administrative and financial products and work closely with our implementation, technical support and sales teams to produce innovative software for German-speaking healthcare organizations.

Responsibilities

• Translate documentation, training materials, and software from American English into German
• Contribute to localization efforts, quality assurance, and terminology maintenance
• Manage and execute translation projects with a high degree of autonomy
• Collaborate with implementation, technical support, and sales teams

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of German and English, both written and spoken
• Experience translating from American English into German strongly preferred
• Ability to ensure translation maintains appropriate feeling, tone, and style
• COVID-19 vaccination
• Eligible to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
• Knowledge of Epic software is not required—training will be provided

Location

This position is based on our campus in Madison, WI, and requires relocation to the area. We recruit nationally and provide financial relocation assistance. Epic is located just outside Madison, the second fastest growing market for tech talent in the United States and home to the state capital and the University of Wisconsin. Madison, a city surrounded by water, has received accolades for being the greenest city in America (NerdWallet), the best city for renters (SmartAsset), the fittest city in America (Fitbit), and the third best metro in the US for young professionals (Forbes Advisor).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Merit-based compensation reflecting your impact, with annual raises and bonuses
• Stock grants for an even greater stake in Epic's success
• All meals on campus are restaurant-quality and cost only a few dollars
• Four-week sabbatical anywhere in the world after five years of employment
• Relocation to Madison, WI area (reimbursed)