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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.12 - Engineering Activities And Related Technical Consultancy
70 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 February 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Sword Health, a Portuguese medical technology company, which has developed a pioneering platform with solutions that can predict, prevent and treat pain, is going to reiforce its national workforce with 70 new workers. The company was created in 2015 and currently has 300 workers in Portugal at its facilities in Porto and Lisboa. On a world-wide scale, the company already employs 750 people.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), engineering and design are the main areas for the national recruitment, but there are some vacancies to fill in the support, marketing, Human Resources, clinical, financial and legal teams.
Eurofound (2024), Sword Health, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 200917, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200917.
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