Lost its Culture - Anonymous employee Health Catalyst Employee Review

3.0
9 Apr 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible PTO, good people to work with and generally a collaborative environment.

Cons

Used to be employee centric, but since going public, leadership has chipped away at that culture to appease shareholders. The latest compensation and benefit change makes it a far less attractive location to stay at. It has become an unknown as to when (or if) raises and promotion cycles will even occur.

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Health Catalyst Response
2y
Thanks for your feedback, and I acknowledge that 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. 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. And I acknowledge that the recent changes we implemented to the compensation structure of core team members and servant leaders includes both positive elements and negative elements. We have striven 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, including striving to acknowledge both the challenges and the reasons for optimism in yesterday’s All Team Member meeting. As a leadership team, we rely on a stakeholder strategy that enables us to keep earning the right to continue our mission. This strategy includes mission-driven 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, but it is absolutely true that this prioritization is still limited by, constrained by, our need to also offer value to clients and shareholders. As I shared in our April ATM, I am pleased that we are able to provide base salary increases to our core team members later this year, and also to many, if not most, of our servant leaders. Promotions are still considered as needed, with a bias toward promoting from within, and am grateful we’ve seen nearly 900 promotions-from-within occur over the past 3 ½ years. We are also planning a companywide promotion cycle in Spring 2025. We appreciate your more than 6 years of contributions to our success, and I hope that you’ll see improvement as we keep striving to become better! Best, Dan Burton

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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.

Cons

Processes and roles can feel ambiguous at times, requiring employees to be comfortable navigating change and figuring things out as they go.

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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.
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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.

Cons

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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