I am a Priority, Therefore Work is My Priority - Analytics Engineer Health Catalyst Employee Review

5.0
16 Aug 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Health Catalyst is a great place to work. The CEO and the executive team work hard to ensure that every team member feels valued and appreciated. This is done not only through word but also by action. In my time with Health Catalyst, I have been compensated fairly, received amazing benefits, and have enjoyed a great work-life balance. All this while doing meaningful work. In my opinion, Health Catalyst is best company you could work for. Though the work of transforming Healthcare is rewarding, it can be tough. I work in a client-facing role that can be stressful and demanding at times. But through it all, I have never felt alone. All of my co-workers have been phenomenal. There is a great team environment with each member being willing to help while still maintaining sincere interest in one another. Health Catalyst strives to hire World-Class employees and it shows.

Cons

While Health Catalyst encourages their employees to develop and learn, not a lot of in-house training is provided. When training is brought up it is often through books, pre-recorded videos, or third-party videos. It should be noted that Health Catalyst does offer a generous educational assistance benefit for self-directed training or training through a third-party. Though these options can provide value, I believe there is a plethora of untapped knowledge within Health Catalyst that could be used to train and develop other employees. Such training would be beneficial and better prepare employees for their future careers whether that be at Health Catalyst or somewhere else. Personally, I hope to stay at Health Catalyst for a long time but I want to make sure I am developing skills that could be used inside or outside of Health Catalyst.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Thank you for your thoughtful and detailed review and feedback. I really appreciate it. I'm also encouraged to hear of your positive experiences during the past 1-2 years of your time as a team member at Health Catalyst. You certainly have my commitment to keep the team member experience as my #1 priority. I also appreciated your thoughts and feedback regarding training and development, and the potential to have Health Catalyst offer more direct training and education. I'm excited about some of the new training content being developed, specifically in the professional services organization, that I hope will be useful to you. We have been investing in developing this content and training support, so I hope you will find it helpful as we roll it out. Thank you again for choosing to come to Health Catalyst and to stay at Health Catalyst. Best, Dan

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