It's true - a great place to work - Anonymous employee Health Catalyst Employee Review

5.0
Oct 10, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Our leaders really care about us as individuals and about the work we do. The perks are many - more than I've ever experienced. Beyond the good healthcare insurance, 401K, Stock, being able to work remote, reimbursement for cell phone, internet and gym/fitness dollars, I am treated respectfully and feel valued. For the most part, it feels like work utopia. At times I wonder "is this REALLY how HC is?" and then I hear from others who've been here longer than I and they say "yes, I wondered the same thing and 2 or 3 years later, I can tell you it is the real deal". I am honored to be part of the Health Catalyst family.

Cons

The company has some growing pains. Keeping the internal groups aligned and informed is a challenge. Everyone is working hard and we encourage innovation but sometimes without conversation and communication. I know we can do a better job of communication information of value and be more effective at stakeholder analysis. When person A and B are both working on X but neither knows the other is doing it...well, that is inefficient. We can fix that by making innovative efforts transparent and encouraging collaboration around those shared efforts.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Agree that there are many things that we will need to continue to improve and evolve as we grow and evolve as a company, as this is the way we will be able to maintain the Health Catalyst way. Thanks for your thoughts!

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