Healthcare Medical Transcription (Cantonese - English) - Remote

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About the Role

We are looking for medical professionals and individuals with healthcare knowledge to join a remote medical transcription project that helps train AI language systems.

We especially welcome applications from:

• Medical students
• Allied health professionals
• Medical interpreters
• Medical transcriptionists
• Healthcare workers or individuals familiar with medical terminology

In this project, you will listen to authentic Cantonese-English healthcare conversations and accurately transcribe what you hear.

The recordings feature Cantonese-English code-switching, where speakers naturally switch between Cantonese and English during conversations. Many English words are medical terms commonly used in healthcare settings, making medical knowledge essential for accurately identifying and transcribing the content.

We're primarily looking for candidates who are fluent in Cantonese and familiar with the Hong Kong accent, as the recordings originate from Hong Kong. However, if you're confident in speaking and writing Cantonese and can accurately understand Hong Kong Cantonese conversations, you're encouraged to apply.

If you're detail-oriented, comfortable working with audio, and interested in contributing to healthcare AI, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

What You'll Be Doing

• Listen to Cantonese-English healthcare audio recordings and transcribe them accurately
• Segment audio into natural speech units
• Identify and label speakers when multiple voices are present
• Add simple annotations (such as gender, age group, and emotion)
• Review and validate transcription quality through Quality Control (QC) tasks, if assigned
• Follow project guidelines to maintain high-quality outputs
• Communicate with the Project Manager when clarification is needed
• Complete assigned tasks within the project timeline

Project Details

• Duration: 2 months
• Project Period: July 20 – September 2026
• Time commitment: At least 4 hours per day (including weekends when required)
• Daily target: Minimum 3 tasks per day
• Onboarding Training: Mandatory (TBD, during office hours 9am-6pm GMT+8)
• Working hours: Flexible (tasks can be completed anytime before the project deadline)

Pay Rate

• Execution: USD 0.10 per accepted task (AHT: ~3–5 minutes per task)
• Quality Control (QC): USD 0.10 per accepted task 
• Execution Details:

• Audio Length: 1–9 seconds

What Do I Need?

• Fluent in spoken Cantonese and able to write in Traditional Chinese
• Familiar with the Hong Kong Cantonese accent (preferred)
• Candidates based in Hong Kong are strongly encouraged to apply
• Applicants from other locations are welcome if they can confidently understand and transcribe Hong Kong Cantonese
• Familiarity with healthcare terminology used in hospitals or clinical environments
• Comfortable understanding conversations that switch naturally between Cantonese and English, including English medical terminology
• Fluent in English for understanding project guidelines and project communication
• Familiar with using a Cantonese Jyutping keyboard
• Strong listening and comprehension skills across different speakers, accents, and background noise
• Detail-oriented with the ability to maintain at least 95% transcription accuracy
• Communicate with the project manager
• Access to a laptop or desktop computer, headset, and stable internet connection
• Complete a mandatory pre-assessment as part of the screening process here: https://forms.gle/D7kUzwkSgVWW7MvQ7

Bonus point: Previous experience in medical transcription, audio annotation, data labelling, linguistics, healthcare-related language work, or AI-related projects.

Benefits

• Work remotely from anywhere
• Be part of an AI project representing authentic Cantonese-English healthcare conversations
• Priority consideration for future opportunities
• Gain hands-on experience in AI language data, transcription, and quality control
• Contribute to building smarter and more inclusive AI language technologies