Datavant , one of the world’s leading health data platform companies, is today announcing its expansion into Ireland with the opening of its global R&D centre in Galway.
The company plans to initially hire up to 125 people at its Global Development Centre in Galway by the end of 2027. Recruitment is already underway with a range of diverse engineering roles now open.
It will be working out of the Portershed initially with plans to open a city centre location before the end of the year. The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
The company’s CEO Kyle Armbrester made the announcement at an event in Galway’s Portershed this morning that was attended by Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke and IDA CEO Michael Lohan.
The company has more than 8,000 employees internationally.
Hiring has already begun for the new roles which will initially be in engineering, the majority of which will focus on building Datavant’s Privacy and Linkage technologies to support its Life Sciences, Ecosystem and Public Sector business.
It is also recruiting for technology roles to support security and corporate systems. The Galway-based team will significantly expand upon Datavant’s established presence of UK-based professionals, including engineers, data scientists, privacy experts, and product management specialists.
Datavant’s new Vice President, Engineering and Galway Technical Lead, Ciaran O’Toole, who will be based in the Galway office spoe to Midwest News Editor Teresa O’Malley about today’s formal launch and about the company itself….
