November 4, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped push the healthcare industry further into the digital movement, leading to a reimagining of conventional hospital systems and driving an increase of technology professionals to the industry to capture new market opportunities for distributed healthcare and cutting-edge technological innovation.
A new report from pharmaceutical company Novartis shows the healthcare and pharma industries becoming an increasingly desirable career destination for tech professionals, with 72% of tech professionals more likely to consider the field compared to before the pandemic. Tech talent is now almost two times more likely to switch to healthcare and pharma industries over traditional technology sectors such as finance, banking, and telecoms. Tech professionals see an opportunity in healthcare and pharma to innovate through tech, improve quality of care, increase efficiency, solve real-world problems, and contribute to curing diseases.
Source: Novartis