Great place to work - Data Engineer Health Catalyst Employee Review

4.0
9 July 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Immediate management is unbeatable, salary is fair, benefits are good, working from home and hours are flexible

Cons

Upper management does their best to be transparent, but the constant political and ethical discussions are getting old.

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Health Catalyst Response
4y
Thank you for your feedback and review. And I'm glad to hear that your experience thus far with your direct supervisor, with your compensation and benefits, and with your job flexibility have been positive. Thanks for sharing your perspective also regarding the time we spend on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues. While I agree that our primary work is absolutely focused on our mission of being a catalyst to enable massive, measureable data-informed healthcare improvement, I disagree that Diversity, Equity and Inclusion topics don't have an important place in accomplishing that mission. I want every team member at Health Catalyst to feel appreciated, respected, loved and supported in their important work, because when they do, their engagement increases and they are in a position to do the best work of their career. Any obstacles to that engagement are critical to understand and then remove, and some of the obstacles that some of our teammates face include challenges related to the color of their skin, or another dynamic like their sexual orientation or their gender. When negative experiences occur in the workplace based on these elements, these teammates are not in that ideal situation to feel energized to do the best work of their career. I have visited, 1:1, with hundreds of these teammates, over the past year, and heard firsthand examples of situations where these teammates have experienced these types of challenges in their lives, including some examples that have happened in the workplace. Through these hundreds of 1:1 interactions I have come to appreciate that I did not understand what it was like to be a teammate of color, a queer teammate, a female teammate, at Health Catalyst, and as such I also didn't understand or fully appreciate some of the unique challenges faced by these teammates. Now I better understand, after listening to teammates who have had these experiences. And that is why we are working to improve here, as part of an overarching desire to enable every team member to love working at Health Catalyst, and to do the best work of their career here. Further, some of the important data-informed healthcare improvement that needs to occur is greater equity in the delivery of care. There should never be prejudice embedded in the delivery of care, of any kind, and when that exists, we are not yet optimized and there is important improvement work to do. Data can inform this improvement work, and I'm thrilled that we're working on these tough issues right now with multiple health system clients. I hope that sharing the "why" behind our focus on Diversity topics was helpful and might persuade you to come to future topical discussions with an openness, particularly within the context of the "why we should be kind to one another" slide that we begin each all-team-member meeting with -- a reminder that what we know about another person's life and experience is so little. Thank you again for your review and feedback. Best, Dan

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Supportive team environment with opportunities to work cross-functionally on meaningful healthcare initiatives. Strong focus on client impact, collaboration, and continuous learning.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. I appreciate the thoughtful recognition of our collaborative culture and the meaningful work the team does together. How we work together matters just as much as what we do. Our operating principles and cultural attributes remain foundational. To address your concerns about processes and roles, as the organization evolves, we’re prioritizing clarity in these areas to better support teams. There’s real momentum building right now, and the work ahead is meaningful. I’m grateful for you and the role you play here, and I’m excited about what we’re building together.
3.0
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Pros

Great Talent & Culture: The people here are highly capable, collaborative, and committed to helping each other succeed. The partnership between onshore and offshore teams works well and is a real strength. There’s a culture of grit and stability that has helped the company navigate multiple major transitions over the years. Mission-Critical Engineering: The work involves complex data infrastructure that requires deep technical expertise. It can be demanding, but seeing these systems run successfully and support real-world operations is consistently rewarding.

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Wage Compression and Retention Risk: Compensation for tenured and high-performing staff has not kept pace with the market for specialized data engineering and support leadership. In practice, tenure can feel undervalued or even penalized. This creates risk around losing institutional knowledge and operational continuity. Stagnant Career Progression: Contrary to stated expectations, strong performance ratings do not consistently translate into meaningful, market-aligned compensation growth. The process of how compensation is benchmarked lacks clarity in practice, obscuring how compensation decisions are made and what is required to advance.

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