Ex-Amgen CIO McKenzie: 'We All Have To Think Like Software Companies'
Executive Summary
Amgen’s former chief information officer Diana McKenzie highlights the inroads made by technology firms in health care and how life science companies can adapt from them while leveraging core capabilities at scale.
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