Dream Company - Analytics Engineer Health Catalyst Employee Review

5.0
20 Sept 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Genuine leaders who : *are passionate about the company's mission *prioritize the well-being and development of each team member *I trust completely and enjoy working for Fulfilling and exciting company mission where I feel that my daily contributions are meaningful Flexibility that allows me to work from home and prioritize my family in ways that weren't possible with previous jobs Terrific benefits and compensation; I'm well-cared for and feel a little spoiled at times

Cons

Pains associated with a high-growth company: department re-organizations, processes for training/onboarding aren't effectively structured yet. However, it's exciting to be with a company that's filling a desperate need in the healthcare industry and is growing at a rapid pace that pushes everyone to act like an owner and be proactive in solving the growth-related challenges.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Thank you very much for sharing this detailed and thoughtful feedback. I'm appreciative of your kind words about what's working well, and we'll try to emphasize and stay consistent in enabling work flexibility (I love the flexibility to work from home as well -- in fact I'm writing this review from my home office, where I work about 40% of the time), transparency, autonomy and ownership. I'm also glad to hear you feel well-compensated. We keep this as a focus area, and are currently working hard to increase the team member equity-component of compensation, increasing the true "ownership" opportunity for every team member, and hopefully we'll have some good news to share along those dimensions soon. Also, I appreciate the feedback regarding the value of a more structured and developed training program. We are focusing on this, particularly in professional services. I hope you were able to participate in last week's Pro Services training held in conjunction with the Healthcare Analytics Summit. I was really excited about the PS leadership team's innovative idea to dovetail training with HAS, and to invest more time and energy into team member development. I'm hopeful that these actions will make a positive impact, and I would encourage you to share feedback with the PS leadership team on what's working well, and where we might need additional focus. Finally, thank you for contributing each day, in such a critical role -- Analytics Engineer -- in helping our clients use data to improve and transform. Your responsibilities are right at the heart of why we exist as a company. You are a catalyst, and I deeply appreciate your work and your commitment to enabling our clients' success! Best, Dan

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