Top 10 Criteria for Selecting a Translation Specialist for your Clinical Trial Documents
- Verify target language proficiency.
- Confirm “all in” project pricing (per word charges are
just part of the total cost on most projects – are there
other fees or costs?) - Validate timing promises:
>> Time to get a quote?
>> Translation delivery timeline?
>> Rush options, if any? - Ask if your actual translators have subject matter
understanding and experience. - Confirm that all the work will be Certified.
- Confirm that all the work is IRB compliant.
- Ask how they manage site specific consistency and costs across a study.
- Confirm that you will work with a dedicated Project
Manager. - Ask if English back translations are available or standard.
- Ask if the company is ISO certified.
Top 10 Criteria for Selecting a Translation Specialist for your Clinical Trial Documents
- Verify target language proficiency.
- Confirm “all in” project pricing (“per word” charges are just part of the total cost on most projects – are there other fees or costs?)
- Validate timing promises:
>> Time to get a quote?
>> Translation delivery timeline?
>> Rush options, if any? - Ask if your actual translators have “subject matter” understanding and experience.
- Confirm that all the work will be Certified.
- Confirm that all the work is IRB compliant.
- Ask how they manage “site specific” consistency and costs across a study.
- Confirm that you will work with a dedicated Project Manager.
- Ask if English “back translations” are available or standard.
- Ask if the company is ISO certified.
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