Highmark Health said Friday it laid off 98 employees, 95 of whom worked at its health technology subsidiary enGen.
The Pittsburgh-based company has laid off at least 327 employees so far in 2024, cutting 182 positions in March and 47 in April. Those affected by the latest round of cuts were in management and non-management roles across enGen, Highmark Inc. and Allegheny Health Network.
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The organization plans to reinvest savings from the layoffs in its operations and employees, and $2 million will be used by enGen for employee training this year, a spokesperson for Highmark Health said Friday.
"To be successful in our mission, we need to put the right people, with the right expertise and skill sets, in the right positions," the spokesperson said. "Today’s actions are an outcome of that continuous realization and optimization of our new modernized hi-tech solutions, refined business processes (e.g. automating manual), and putting our people in the best positions to be successful day to day."
Employees hit by the layoffs and who have qualifications that match open positions will have an opportunity to move to other areas of Highmark Health, the company said.
The most recent cut represents about 1% of enGen's employee base.
Highmark Health has 44,000 employees across its enterprise, including 12,000 at enGen. Highmark Health has hired 1,770 employees since April 2023 and enGen has hired 900.
