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Pictured: Josh Builder, Deirdre Giblin and Kyle Armbrester, Datavant
Datavant is also today announcing the appointment of Josh Builder as its new Chief Technology Officer. The New York-based CTO is well-known in the health tech sector in Galway where he has led tech expansions in a number of multinationals based in the city.
Builder was CTO of Signify Health and then went on to be part of the CVS Health technology leadership team when the company was acquired by CVS Health. Prior to that, Josh was CTO and Product Officer at Rent the Runway. Both Signify Health and Rent the Runway had a strong tech presence in Galway. Previously, he was CTO at SoulCycle.
Builder said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the incredible team at Datavant. What excites me most is the opportunity to grow our technology presence here in the West of Ireland, building a hub that will play a central role in Datavant’s global engineering efforts. As CTO, my focus will be on positioning our teams to deliver at scale, investing in our people, and making sure our technology continues to set the bar for reliability and innovation in healthcare.”
In March Datavant announced it was to hire 125 new roles at its global R&D centre in Galway before the end of 2027; over one-third (43) of this overall figure have already been hired.
The tech roles that have already been filled include software engineering, data science, test automation, product management, information technology and technical writing as the company builds a full end-to-end capability in Galway.
The next phase of hiring has already begun, focusing on software engineering.
Datavant Ireland is currently operating out of the PorterShed in Galway city centre but will soon be headquartered in a new 15,000 square foot office at the Bonham Quay campus overlooking the waterfront in early 2026.
The Galway R&D Centre is supporting the company’s overall global development approach to product development and is already operating as an integrated part of Datavant’s tech and product development team.
Datavant VP, global technology operations and site lead for Datavant Ireland Deirdre Giblin said: “We’ve attracted exceptional people across core areas like software engineering, data science, test automation and technical writing - that’s a brilliant skill to have in any organisation, because that’s really taking the customer understanding of how to use the product, and ensuring that we have the correct documentation around it.
“This is more than just numbers – it’s about depth of skill and purpose. The engineers and data scientists we’ve hired are solving complex challenges, while our test teams are ensuring every product we release meets the highest standards. The addition of technical writers has been a strategic investment, helping ensure our users understand and benefit fully from the products we build.”
Datavant is a leader in secure, compliant healthcare data exchange and has more than 8,000 employees. It is making the world’s health data secure, accessible and actionable. Datavant’s vast and diverse health data exchange in the US serves as a ‘network of networks,’ enabling seamless, privacy-preserving data exchange between life sciences, payers, and providers through its platform.
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