Health Catalyst reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(780 total reviews)
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Ben Albert

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24% positive business outlook

Health Catalyst has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 780 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Health Catalyst employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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5.0
Oct 5, 2016
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Pros

The leadership team is very transparent and has created a culture where everyone feels comfortable bringing up concerns, keeping a strong work-life balance, and making decisions within your area of responsibility. Health catalyst has a number of programs in place to encourage and support employees to continue learning and expanding our professional competencies.

Cons

Catalyst tries to give everyone the benefit of the doubt and a second chance. This is really a positive thing, however, it can sometimes mean working with individuals that may not fit the role or culture for longer than normal.

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Health Catalyst Response
9y
Thank you for your thoughts, kind words, and the point you make at the end around giving team members a 2nd chance. I think here at Health Catalyst, earlier on in our history more so than now, we collectively tended to let some performance situations occur longer than perhaps they should have. We have improved in this area, as demonstrated by the increase in our involuntary turnover rates over time, but I think we have improved for the right reasons. As all of you know, we here at Health Catalyst believe that when a job-fit issue is identified, we should move quickly to rectify the situation, first by moving an individual into a more appropriate role, or if not possible, then helping that team member to transition to their next role outside of the company. We also take the stance that, regardless of the specifics, we (Catalyst) always have some culpability in the fact that things haven't worked out, and so therefore we will always offer a generous "off-ramp" to assist the team member with the transition. I will concede, however, that sometimes the application of the principle above has varied (particularly historically) in certain cases, and sometimes other team members have needed to deal with the challenge of a team member that may no longer be a fit for longer than they should need to. However there is a trade off element here, and I think that, while we are better at institutionalizing the perspective above, and executing against it more proactively and efficiently, we will always try to err on the side of the team member. We will always give a second chance, because we all make mistakes and deserve the chance to make it right. I would rather stay further on this side of the trade off, than err to letting people go more quickly, if for no other reason than the literally dozens of case examples I can point to within Catalyst where a person was in a role that was't a great fit, they were struggling, and we took the time to help them find their space, and they are now killing it, doing something they love and contributing at an impressive and meaningful level. Every single person, no matter the role, has intrinsic, great worth. Every. Single. Person. We will always try to treat people with the respect that they deserve, regardless of the challenge or situation. Didn't mean to get on a soap box here, and I think you generally agree with me based on your comment above, but felt it important to share our philosophy around this important issue. Thanks so much for all that you do for our company, and for taking time to post!!
5.0
Oct 5, 2016

Best company I have ever worked for

Anonymous employee
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Pros

On the first day of new hire orientation, our group met with one of the company founders who said management's goal is for team members to view Health Catalyst as the best company the work for in their entire careers. Turns out he was not kidding. There are many opportunities to contribute meaningful work, develop skills, and generally participate in the company's success. Every time I have made a suggestion someone listened and evaluated it, and implemented it if it made sense.

Cons

Very few "cons" since management is so quick to act on feedback and make course corrections. So far challenges seem attributable to a company growing quickly in a demanding market. There are some issues around how best to scale product development, deployment, and other work flows -- it would be more concerning if there were *not* differences of opinion and occasional heartburn.

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Health Catalyst Response
9y
Thanks for your review, and thanks for contributing all that you do to keep us a great, challenging, fun place to work!
5.0
Oct 5, 2016

Over a Year and Still in Love

Anonymous employee
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Pros

I have worked at Health Catalyst for more than a year. I have been waiting for the honeymoon phase to wear off before I write a review but I feel I am still in it. I enjoy working here more now than I did when I first started. This place has great benefits, great people and great leaders. There is a review out there that is titled "I skip to work", I still skip to work. The reviews are true. This is a great place to work. Unlimited PTO! Working from home. Great managers who allow you flexibility to do your work where and how you would like. The list goes on and on.

Cons

It is difficult to see where your career is going to grow at Health Catalyst. Leadership is working on fixing this and I believe they can. Another concern is that my skills are falling behind the demands of the market. I am not getting enough exposure to new things and I am not allowed enough time to explore new technologies.

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Health Catalyst Response
9y
Great thoughts! I am hearing a pattern around skill set improvement and career bathing (several recent reviews mention this), so you can bet we will be talking more about this. Regarding new grads recruiting, this will be a big focus for us in 2017, as we target professionals coming directly out of school in a variety of roles. We have also talked about a student loan forgiveness program, but have decided to wait until we are profitable before we pursue this one further. I love the idea, and think it will be something on our roadmap in 2017.
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