Still a Great Place to Work - Senior Product Manager Health Catalyst Employee Review

5.0
21 Aug 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Great culture - Leadership's decisions, especially at the very top, are more transparent than you will find in virtually any other organization. They also focus on the welfare of the employees (which we all call "team members"). Almost everyone I've ever met here is very easy to work with. The politics are usually kept to a minimum. Excellent work-life balance - Some roles, usually the daily client-facing ones, may require longer than work weeks, but those of us working on the product side of the company are usually able to accomplish what we need to within 40 hours per week.

Cons

As with other organizations in healthcare and tech in recent years, we have fount it challenging to adapt to the post-Covid macro economy. We have seen our first significant layoffs in the 13 years since our company was founded. Even so, there is a strong effort by leadership to rely on this as a last resort and to provide very good severance and other help to those affected.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Thanks for your thoughtful review. I am so glad to hear that we are living up to our values. Your more than TEN years of contributions to our success are much appreciated! Best, Dan Burton

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