From AI and upskilling, to new technologies and experimentation, there is much for professionals in the future health sector to get excited about.
Regardless of your role or industry, for the majority of professionals, a key concern is often finding an element of the job that drives excitement and motivation. Frequently, it is this drive that creates long-term satisfaction and career longevity.
For Deepak Chaudhari, the country head at TCS Ireland, of the aspects he finds most compelling within the healthcare and health-tech spaces, among them is being at the forefront of modernisation.
“One of the most exciting opportunities we are working on is enabling data‑driven, patient‑centred healthcare systems, aligned to Sláintecare’s vision for integrated and efficient care,” he said.
Chaudhari explained that there are significant challenges in ensuring that rapid digital transformation has the power to deliver on real-world clinical and operational demands, noting TCS addresses this through “data platforms, automation and responsible AI that improves both patient outcomes and workforce productivity”.
For Sohini De, the head of healthcare and innovation at BearingPoint Ireland, GenAI is playing a key role in generating excitement in her role.
“One of the most significant opportunities we are advancing is BearingPoint’s custom-built GenAIQ platform, an agentic, retrieval augmented generation-based solution designed to help organisations move from AI experimentation to practical, governed impact,” she explained.
For De, AI in healthcare is at its most valuable when it can be used to merge benefits across a wide array of groups, such as clinicians and patients. This can be in earlier diagnosis, better triage, stronger population health management and improved patient flow across acute, community and primary care.
Specifically for clinicians, she added: “AI can reduce administrative burden, support documentation and summarisation, and surface relevant information at the point of need, freeing more time for direct patient care. Its role should be to strengthen, not replace, clinical judgement and human-centred care.”
AI ability
De also finds that, as more and more organisations grow out of the experimental AI phase and start to develop realised AI strategies, it is becoming apparent that “technology in isolation will not deliver the benefits expected”.
“Much of our work remains focused on the alignment of organisations, processes, people and data to realise the benefit of new technologies,” she said. “From a workforce planning perspective we are seeing that it is professionals who can bridge policy, technology, clinical practice and change management will be critical to turning AI ambition into measurable improvements in access, quality, safety and experience.”
This was echoed by Chaudhari who explained that he is seeing increasing demand for professionals with the skills to work at the intersection of healthcare, technology and data.
He is of the opinion that vital abilities include digital health and EPR delivery experience; data and analytics expertise for reporting, insights and population health; automation and AI skills with a strong understanding of governance and ethical use; cloud‑native and interoperability capabilities, including API and FHIR‑based integration; and change, delivery and stakeholder management, which is critical in complex health environments.
“We value backgrounds in health informatics, data science, engineering, life sciences and clinical disciplines, alongside strong collaboration and problem‑solving skills. Above all, we look for people motivated by purpose and impact. We seek individuals who want to play a role in shaping the future direction of healthcare through thoughtful, responsible use of technology.”
De added: “Ultimately, the goal is to support a resilient, future-ready healthcare ecosystem in Ireland, one where AI is used responsibly to improve patient outcomes, reduce avoidable variation, support clinicians, maintain compliance and help services respond more effectively to growing demand.”
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