US healthcare firm opens artificial intelligence engineering center to hire 1,000 people

IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu inaugurated the Simplify Alpha facility in Hyderabad on Monday. | Photo credit: Arrangement

Simplify Alpha, a Chicago-based healthcare technology company and part of the Simplify Group, has inaugurated its AI Engineering Center in Hyderabad with plans to expand its workforce to 1,000 professionals over the next two years.

The company plans to build dedicated engineering teams combining AI expertise with that of the US health insurance, IT and Industries office of Minister D. Sridhar Babu on Monday after he inaugurated the facility in the presence of Simplify Alpha co-founder and CEO Venkatgiri Vandali and others.

“In the last two and a half years, we have established more than 160 global innovation hubs, strengthening Hyderabad’s position as a hub of global innovation and deep expertise… welcome Simplify Alpha to this ecosystem. Partnerships like this create high-value jobs, build local expertise and help us develop solutions for the world,” the minister said.

Deep technology roots and world-class talent in Hyderabad will support the company’s next phase of growth, Mr. Vandali said.

With existing operations in Pune and Mumbai, the company is now establishing Hyderabad as a major strategic base, the minister’s office said.

Published – 9 Nov 2026 21:04 IST