The home screen of Amazon Pharmacy on a smartphone is laid out in the Brooklyn borough of New York, USA, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
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AmazonPrime’s former boss has been moved into a role overseeing the company’s healthcare efforts.
Neil Lindsay was named senior vice president of health and brands last month in Amazon’s worldwide consumer business division, according to him. LinkedIn Profile and those familiar with the move.
According to a person familiar with the matter, Lindsay’s responsibilities now include overseeing Amazon’s integrated healthcare efforts, which include online pharmacies, telehealth, and health diagnostics units. . The person said he continues to oversee Amazon’s global branding and marketing efforts.
Lindsay has held multiple roles across multiple departments during her 11+ years at Amazon, including running the company’s core Prime subscription business and managing worldwide marketing. He also helped shape popular Amazon devices like the Kindle e-reader, along with Fire and Echo products.
Lindsay is on the “S-team,” an influential group of executives as reported by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.
Amazon is tapping Lindsay to spearhead its medical efforts as the company strengthens its presence in the healthcare industry. Last year the company launched Amazon pharmacy, seeking to make it easier to order prescriptions online and as a result of In 2018 acquired PillPack.
Amazon’s telehealth service, called Amazon Care, started as a pilot program for some of its employees. Earlier this year, Amazon program expansion for all employees nationwide and start offering other companies for their employees
The company has also sought to attract healthcare companies to use its cloud computing services to manage their vast amounts of data. Meanwhile, Amazon has added new wellness apps to its Alexa voice assistant and rolled out a health and fitness tracker, called Halo.
Earlier this year, Amazon said it took down Haven, a joint venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan. Three years ago, Haven was touted as an incubator to improve employer health plans.
Amazon doesn’t analyze things like prescription sales or the number of Halo devices it’s sold.
But analysts expect healthcare to be a valuable business area for the company over time. Loop Capital analysts estimates Amazon could increase revenue to $72 billion through a further expansion in healthcare.
–Alex Sherman contributed reporting to this story
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