More Staff Augmentation than Consulting - Analytics Engineer Health Catalyst Employee Review

4.0
11 Feb 2022
Recommend
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Pros

There are so many pros that come to mind when thinking about HC. The benefits are great, the culture is top notch, and the transparency of leadership is incredible. I have never worked for a company (or heard of a company!) that has more transparent leaders than HC. What is even better, the leadership here is SO personable. While I’ve never met them in a 1:1 setting, I have no doubt I’d feel comfortable and not feel those “oh my gosh I’m talking to a CEO” type of jitters. There is a diverse group of clients ranging from large health systems, to research institutes. Project work is pretty diverse too, with opportunities to switch around and see different things (Rev Cycle, Clinical/Quality, etc.).

Cons

This isn’t anything new, but the pay could be better. I would say we are below market, and certainly trending lower given the inflation rate is much greater than the annual raise rate. Additionally, the bonus program for base level Analytics Engineers is nothing special, and not motivating. I’d really like to see the bonus percentage increase for base level Analytics Engineers. With all this said, the culture and benefits do help ease some of the frustration with this. Lastly, given the staffing shortages across health systems, a lot of work these days is staff augmentation and you’re just filling a role on the clients team. I don’t feel like I’m making a huge difference or truly providing consulting services.

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Health Catalyst Response
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Thank you for choosing to join Health Catalyst, and for sharing this review and feedback. I appreciate the positives you mentioned, and look forward to an opportunity to visit with you 1:1 in the future -- if you'd like to visit, I prioritize holding at least 200 skip-level 1:1s with teammates every year, so just reach out to my assistant Jenn Howard and we'll schedule a time to visit. I appreciate also the feedback regarding compensation, which we'll discuss in today's all team member meeting. We're happy to be including meaningful base salary increases in the 2022 operating plan, along with above-market equity grants for team members, as well as an increase to the 401(k) match mid-year, and we're also excited that the bonus payout for 2021 performance, which team members will receive in early March, will be at such a high level. But I also believe we have more work to do. And we'll continue to prioritize team member compensation in 2023 and beyond as well. One opportunity to see the bonus percentage increase comes with promotions, and we'll continue to fund promotions in 2022 and beyond, to enable team members to qualify for greater opportunities which often include higher compensation levels. Thank you again for joining Health Catalyst! Best, Dan

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