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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780 reviews
1.0
Feb 12, 2025
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Pros

The pros of Health Catalyst are probably similar to other large organizations or bureaucracies. - Decent compensation - I always felt I was adequately paid for the work I did - Decent benefits - Although this has started to change, in general I thought the benefits were still good, if fairly standard - Remote-first - You're able to work from home/anywhere in the US (occasionally abroad, depending on certain factors).

Cons

Sadly, I would not recommend anyone to join Health Catalyst; my experience was one of consistent frustration and disappointment, leading to my departure as soon as I could manage it. In no particular order: - Technology - Much of HC's tech stack is antiquated, and the migration to the "new-and-improved" platform that was promised still has not materialized. As others have noted, this means that you will be WAY behind the curve when applying to jobs at other companies in the future. HC also heavily relies on in-house tools, rendering huge portions of their codebase and software opaque and difficult to understand, even for the people who work with them every day. - Management - Senior executives and leaders pronounce a largely positive message that conflicts jarringly with the struggles of lower-level employees and individual contributors. Turnover among the C-suite and SVPs contributes to a sense of the company being rudderless. Direct managers and team leads often are unable to manage conflict that is sometimes necessary, and many don't seem to possess much expertise or experience beyond simply having been at HC for a long time. - Culture - HC's culture (or lack thereof) always baffled me. Despite professing to be a remote-first company, there was little thought given or effort made to create and grow relationships among team members. For example, most people don't put their cameras on in Zoom meetings; even if mine is on, everyone else remains a faceless name on a screen. HC's focus on ideas like "assume positive intent" have unfortunately morphed into an extreme aversion to conflict and tough conversations. Managers may acknowledge challenges and problems in private, but then there will be no follow-up or action to actually address them. Speaking from personal experience, I was promised that things would change over and over again; eventually, you realize they won't and decide to leave. - Business and organization - Even in my short time at HC, I saw at least 4-6 companies acquired under varying rationales. It was never clear how the companies were meant to integrate with what were supposedly HC's core technologies and products, or how the company meant to develop its new platform when so much money was going to acquisitions. Similarly, despite having enough money for a 5% company-wide raise and acquisitions at the end of 2024, January 2025 saw another round of layoffs, the third in less than two years. I never quite learned what exactly it was HC did, and I have no idea what exactly they're hoping to do in the future.

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Health Catalyst Response
1y
Thank you for your comprehensive feedback. And, thank you for the time and work you put in as a team member of Health Catalyst. First, to address your concern about an outdated tech stack, I am excited about the progress we have made with our next-generation data and analytics platform, Ignite, to ensure that we are using the latest, best-in-class technology in our work with our clients. I’m encouraged by the progress we have made with Ignite since launching the new platform a year ago. Ignite is part of an integrated solution, driving outcomes in our five key focus areas and supporting the success of our applications and accelerators. The strategy we are executing against positions Ignite as a central element of this integrated approach, highlighting its potential to stitch together multiple offerings and drive incremental value. Going further, we believe that to bring the best solutions to our clients, we must create and maintain in a more modular fashion across all our technology products. I find it truly exciting to take a fresh look at all the amazing work that has been done, much of it embedded within vertically integrated products, and then imagine a new innovative future where we have horizontal capabilities "plugging and playing" across many cohesively packaged business solutions that can be rapidly deployed to clients. This exciting work is kicking off in earnest now and will extend into our 2025 execution. Next, I recognize the difficulties of building connections in a remote-first culture. We have heard from some team members that collaboration is more difficult being remote, and there is value in “connecting” live rather than by Zoom. But, for the most part, continuing to be remote-first works well for us—our team member engagement continues to be high. In our most recent Gallup survey, we ranked in the 94th percentile. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge and share my gratitude for the community-building efforts of the leaders of our affinity groups, each offering regular, meaningful opportunities to connect. I also want to acknowledge that there is tension, and sometimes tradeoffs required, as we try to find a balance in providing value to each of three stakeholder groups – team members, clients, and shareholders. The past few years have certainly been challenging to navigate, and I’m confident that we, as a leadership team, have not been perfect in that navigation. We remained committed to acknowledge, with transparency, both the positives, as well as the negatives, with a goal not to be hollow or to put a corporate spin on our communication. I’m sorry to hear that you felt our communication didn’t fully achieve our goal. We’ll keep trying to become better, which includes working to better address both the challenges and the reasons for optimism. In addition, I wanted to address your advice that we should find more opportunities for professional growth. I want to share that promotions are still considered as needed, with a bias toward promoting from within. I am grateful we’ve seen nearly 900 promotions-from-within occur at Health Catalyst over the past 3 ½ years. Again, I appreciate your contributions to our success and the thorough feedback you provided for us to consider. I wish you all the best in your next chapter. - Dan Burton
1.0
Jan 28, 2025

Dishonest

Recommend
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Pros

Use to have great benefits

Cons

Preach that employees come first and that they care. But when rubber meets road they only care about bottom line and during many layoffs they kept cheep under performers and laid off long term top performers.

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Health Catalyst Response
1y
Thank you for your review. While we are committed to transparent communication with our team, recognizing both the positive and the challenging aspects of our work environment, I am confident we can improve in this area. I’m sorry to hear that our communication did not fully meet your expectations. We will continue working to improve, focusing on addressing both the challenges we face and the reasons for optimism. Regarding the layoffs, we understand how unsettling and discouraging these decisions can be. We have consistently communicated that, as part of our annual planning cycle, there may be reductions, including layoffs. While this is a common practice in many large organizations, we aim to streamline this process, typically scheduling it once a year. Our goal is to minimize disruption, provide generous severance, and offer support to impacted team members as we work through these transitions. As I have offered in the past, I would be happy to visit personally with any hiring manager considering hiring one of our affected team members. I do care about our team members. We, as a leadership team, care about our team members. It is why we strive to advocate on their behalf, and follow principles of servant leadership. It is why I chose to work for zero cash, bonus or equity compensation from July 2022 through December 2023, during the height of our company’s challenges, to demonstrate that when cost reductions are required, they should start at the top of the organization. It is why, when team member reductions were needed, we disproportionately cut at the leadership level first. It is also why we have provided larger base salary increases for core team members than what servant-leaders have received. I wish you continued success in your next chapter. Best, Dan Burton
4.0
Jan 26, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Best CEO I've ever had.

Cons

Since going public, focus has shifted to finances and profit.

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Health Catalyst Response
2y
Thanks for sharing, and thank you for your kind words. As a leadership team, we are working on updating our stakeholder strategy, which will empower us to keep earning the right to continue on our mission. This strategy includes team members as our prioritized first stakeholder, followed by our clients, then our shareholders. Team members remain at the center of our flywheel and core to every decision we make. We also must deliver differentiated value to our clients and to our shareholders to earn the right to continue forward as an independent company, which includes achieving important profitability and financial sustainability targets. We appreciate your more than 8 years of contributions to our success! Best, Dan Burton
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