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Health / Social Work Human Health Services And Activities Human Health Activities 86.1 - Hospital activities
125 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 March 2022
Employment effect (start)
14 March 2022
Foreseen end date
31 March 2024
Description
American healthcare technology company Signify Health has opened a new technology centre in Galway and has announced to create 125 new jobs there over the next two years. The company is looking for product managers, software engineers, and scrum masters.
Signify Health is a value-based healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology, and nationwide healthcare provider networks. It has its headquarters in Texas and was founded in 2017. The company employs over 2,000 people in the United States. The expansion into Ireland has been supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
Eurofound (2022), Signify Health, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 106455, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106455.
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