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Healthcare & Life Sciences GCCs in India

Pharma, medtech and life sciences GCCs tracking India's healthcare expansion.

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GCC Events
39
validated
New GCCs
26
new centres
Expansions
13
existing centres
Jobs
8K+
8 of 39 disclosed
Avg Scale
1K+ jobs
per announcement
Sector Rank
#4
by event count
QoQ Trend
+13%
Q3 vs Q2 2026
Healthcare & Life Sciences is ranked #4 among India's tracked GCC sectors, with 39 validated events on record. The sector is still in an emerging phase — 67% of activity is new GCC setups, indicating early-stage India entry. Activity picked up last quarter — 13% more events compared to the prior quarter. Activity is spread across multiple cities, with Bengaluru holding the largest share at 38%. 38 unique companies have been active in this sector.
Top Cities
Top Companies
  • HCA Healthcare 3,000 jobs
  • Sanofi 1,900 jobs
  • Eli Lilly and Company (India) 1,400 jobs
  • Availity 800 jobs
  • Merck 800 jobs
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Recent Sector Activity 39 total
# Company & Context AI City Signal Jobs Date Capability Intent
1
Gilead Sciences
AIGilead Sciences opens a global capability centre in Bengaluru to centralize AI and cybersecurity functions, enhancing its technology and digital expertise to support worldwide operations.
Bengaluru New GCC — 03 Nov 2026 Global Capability Expansion
2
Veramed
AIVeramed, a UK-based biometrics CRO, opened a Hyderabad office for data management, biostatistics and statistical programming, a spoke in its hub-and-spoke India model with Bengaluru remaining its India headquarters.
Hyderabad Expansion — 25 Sep 2026 Global Capability Expansion
3
MSD
AIMSD expanded its Hyderabad technology centre, launched in 2025, adding capability across digital, data, analytics, AI and engineering. Teams there deliver enterprise technology solutions for the biopharmaceutical group's global human health operations.
Hyderabad Expansion — 10 Sep 2026 Global Capability Expansion
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