Elaine Murphy has been appointed site lead at Signify Health's technology centre in Galway.
The Dallas-based healthcare analytics company plans to fill 125 technology jobs at the Bonham Quay campus by the end of 2023, with recruitment for positions in software engineering, product management and technology development now underway.
Murphy joins Signify Health from LiveTiles, where she acted as senior vice president of EMEA operations, and she previously worked in Galway as Ireland site lead and in Austin, Texas across multiple roles for games developer Electronic Arts (EA).
She has held leadership positions in Ireland, the US, and across the EMEA region; worked in high-profile start-ups and scale-ups, and has experience in product innovation, customer experience, business development and finance.
In 2017 Murphy was elected to Ireland's Board of the American Chamber of Commerce and became chair of the Chamber's finance committee in 2020, currently serving as a member of the Chamber's executive board, showcasing what the west of Ireland has to offer tech firms.
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"Elaine’s extensive technology and leadership experience, together with her deep roots in the West of Ireland, make her uniquely qualified to help us build a technology centre of excellence with professionals who have the experience, ingenuity and passion we need to solve healthcare’s most complex challenges," Josh Builder, chief technology officer at Signify Health, said.
“Building the next generation healthcare ecosystem means taking a whole new approach to information management, analytics, systems design and applications.
"Our integrated US-Ireland team will be at the forefront of making every aspect of healthcare align around what will lead to the best health outcome for each person, and I’m excited to begin this new phase in our journey.”
Commenting on her appointment, Murphy said: "Having had the opportunity to engage with and work alongside technology leaders from all over the world, I have a special appreciation for what Signify Health aims to accomplish and how building a technology centre in Galway will help accelerate those goals.
“It is personally exciting to see industry leaders like Signify Health recognise the breadth of talent in the West of Ireland, and I am very much looking forward to unlocking developmental opportunities both for our talented professional community and for Signify to take healthcare in a much needed new direction.”
Murphy said Signify Health's Galway offices will be a "hybrid office space that fosters both team and individual creativity while allowing team members the flexibility to work either in our office space or in the location where they excel the most.”
Murphy earned a bachelor's and master's degrees in Business Studies from IT Sligo and NUIG, and she was selected in 2017 to become a member of Harvard Business School’s Women’s Leadership forum.
Photo: Newly appointed Signify Health Galway site lead Elaine Murphy.
