The Big Four tech companies — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft — are accelerating their pursuits of the healthcare market, and they're starting to hone their strategies and stake corners within the industry.
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Google pays data scientists $102,000 to $175,000 per year based on experience and other factors, according to Payscale.com.
Kristen Helton, PhD, general manager and director of Amazon Care, is taking time away from the tech giant's primary healthcare initiative as it acquires One Medical, Bloomberg reported Aug. 11.
From plans to acquire a primary care company for $3.9 billion to developing an FDA trial for cancer vaccinations, Amazon is continuing to increase its healthcare presence.
The FDA issued a warning to three companies Aug. 9 for selling unapproved new drugs for mole and skin tag removal.
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Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are six open positions as of Aug. 10:
From acquiring primary care companies to inking new partnerships with health systems, big tech companies and disruptors have made several moves in healthcare throughout the month of July.
As productivity at Google begins to slow, Sundar Pichai, CEO of parent company Alphabet, implemented a new program aimed at soliciting ideas from employees on how the company can improve efficiency, CNBC reported July 31.
Amazon's plan to buy One Medical for $3.9 billion will give the retailer a larger foothold in selling healthcare services to employers, an arena the company entered in 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported July 22.
Amazon has been posting new job openings related to its health business. Below are five positions the company recently posted: