Amazon are again expanding their health care team with the hire of former FDA chief health informatics officer, Taha Kass-Hout as stated by CNBC sources. According to a source familiar with the hire, Kass-Hout will support business development as part of Amazon's Grand Challenge unit. Grand Challenge, known internally as 2014, is Amazon's push into moonshot technologies, and health care has long been mooted as an area of interest. The hire will bring experience of FDA protocol and knowledge of negotiating government regulation.
Amazon are again expanding their health care team with the hire of former FDA chief health informatics officer, Taha Kass-Hout as stated by CNBC sources. According to a source familiar with the hire, Kass-Hout will support business development as part of Amazon's Grand Challenge unit. Grand Challenge, known internally as 1492, is Amazon's push into moonshot technologies, and health care has long been mooted as an area of interest. The hire will bring experience of FDA protocol and knowledge of negotiating government regulation.