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Canon Medical Informatics

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Great people, cool products, nice environment - Manager of Software Development Canon Medical Informatics Employee Review

4.0
May 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Vital engineering has a conscious policy of trying to hire the best. It can take a long time to fill a position, but everyone around me is top talent. One of our slogans is "What we do matters", and it is true. You feel good writing software that will improve healthcare and save lives. You also always worry about making a mistake that could harm someone. The two track system between management and engineering is very real - you can continue to move up the ladder without having to go into management.

Cons

Medical devices are regulated by the FDA, and that can come with burdensome process and documentation requirements. And by all accounts, our quality and regulatory group is more burdensome than most.

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Cons

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Pros

Canon Medical Informatics was once best known for Vitrea Advanced Visualization, a groundbreaking radiology imaging platform that set the industry standard with its powerful 2D, 3D, and 4D tools. Vitrea’s success was driven by the remarkable team that built it—innovators who turned complex imaging challenges into intuitive solutions. This combination of product excellence and exceptional people was the company’s core strength and the primary reason it was acquired.

Cons

Unfortunately, the company later lost focus. After acquiring Karos Health, leadership shifted away from its core competency in advanced visualization and attempted to compete in the saturated Enterprise Imaging market with only a vendor-neutral archive (VNA). The most damaging decisions came during multiple layoffs, when the leadership team responsible for Advanced Visualization—the once profitable business—was cut, while leadership from the non-profitable Enterprise Imaging side was retained and still runs the company today. What was once a market leader in advanced imaging innovation has struggled under a loss of direction and misplaced priorities.

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