Healthcare software firm Dedalus to create 100 jobs in next four years

The company plans to scale its presence here across software engineering, product management, clinical informatics, data and analytics, cybersecurity, and implementation services

(Left to right) Chief executive of IDA Ireland, Michael Lohan, with executive director of Dedalus Ireland, Cathy McCartan, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Healthcare software firm Dedalus has announced that it will create 100 new jobs over the next four years across its operations in Ireland as part of a €10m expansion.

The company currently employs 50 people at its Irish headquarters in Maynooth in Kildare with staff numbers set to grow to 150 as part of this expansion. It plans to scale its presence here across software engineering, product management, clinical informatics, data and analytics, cybersecurity, and implementation services.

Executive director of Dedalus Healthcare Ireland, Cathy McCartan, said the investment allows them “to expand our Irish team and capabilities” and help “improve outcomes for patients, strengthen system-wide decision-making, and deliver real value to the country”.

Recruitment for these 100 new roles will open on a phased basis over the coming four years. Opportunities will include hybrid and office-based positions in Ireland.

The additional investment in Ireland was supported by IDA Ireland and announced by Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Mr Martin said the expansion is a “welcome boost to our digital health ambitions” and these new jobs will “support the delivery of better, more connected healthcare services while reinforcing Ireland as a key player in the European health technology ecosystem”.

Chief executive of IDA Ireland, Michael Lohan, said these “highly skilled roles will contribute to innovation in patient care and strengthen Ireland’s position within a dynamic European health-tech sector”.

Dedalus Group is headquartered in Florence in Italy and operates in over 40 countries. The company said it works with over 7,500 healthcare organisations and 5,700 labs and diagnostic centres worldwide. 

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In 2021, Dedalus acquired the Irish online healthcare appointment platform Swiftqueue, which now manages over four million appointments annually across Ireland’s healthcare system.

Dedalus has already undertaken a number of digital health initiatives in Ireland. This year the company has collaborated with healthcare partners on a range of major national initiatives.

These include a new clinical applications system in Beaumont Hospital, a modernisation of St James’ Hospital’s laboratory information management systems, as well as creating a national medicinal product catalogue which is a central reference source for medicines and medical devices.