Pharma companies depend on accurate language services to ensure compliance, safeguard patients, and expand globally. This white paper outlines best practices for sourcing translation and localization vendors, highlighting priorities like cost efficiency, industry expertise, quality, and regulatory compliance. It stresses strategic sourcing with cross-functional input, demand forecasting, and total cost of ownership over price-per-word. Vendor selection should use structured RFI/RFP processes, evaluating expertise, QA systems, certifications, scalability, and service. Strong supplier relationships, clear KPIs, and tech-enabled workflows drive savings, faster launches, and risk reduction. Ultimately, effective procurement transforms translation into a value-driving function.

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