The drab, gray days in Boston are coming to a close.
Soon, the lilacs will be bursting into bouquet at the Arnold Arboretum, the tulips will slice through the ground at the Boston Public Garden, the greenway will be gilded by daffodils, and marathoners will be passing under the budding canopy at Copley Square.
With all the new growth on the horizon, it might just be the right time for you to turn a new leaf, too.
While the job market remains tight, over 240 companies are advertising more than 2,800 jobs on Built In Boston. This month, we’re talking to two companies looking to hire across the board. Read on to determine if these are the right employers for you to throw down your roots and grow.
Arcadia is an analytics platform for data-driven healthcare.
What surprised you or stood out to you most about your company’s culture in your early days on the job?
When I think back to my early days at Arcadia, one thing that stands out is that I felt empowered and trusted. I was able to hit the ground running on day one, and my expertise was valued. This is important because when you’re trusted, you can get your team some quick wins and make an impact right away.
I felt empowered and trusted to hit the ground running on day one.”
What’s the coolest project you’ve worked on recently, and what skills did it help you develop?
An exciting project I worked on recently was our new website. Not only does it better reflect our brand, but it is also a better user experience and much easier to maintain. Launching the site was all hands on deck, so the project tested and honed our team’s collaboration skills. Post-launch, we’re constantly fine-tuning the site since it’s our brand's front door and most important marketing channel.
Cohere Health offers intelligent prior authorization solutions and clinical intelligence for providers.
What surprised you or stood out to you most about your company’s culture in your early days on the job?
Cohere’s culture is built on a foundation of kind, thoughtful and brilliant individuals who inject humanity into everything they do. They have a common thread of wanting to drive toward higher quality and more efficient healthcare. From day one, folks are empowered to own, work cross functionally on, and derive fulfillment from high-impact projects, rapidly learn and grow personally and professionally — and have fun.
Flavors of Cohere Culture, According to Bradley Smertz
- “At the onset of meetings, folks will often catch up on all things family, friends, sports, etc., and throughout meetings we’re intentional about tying project impact back to patients, providers, health plans and value to the business.”
- “Folks have the opportunity to own high-value projects end to end, supported by democratized access to cross-functional experts. Our multiproject, rapid-iteration and cross-functional model drives growth week to week.”
- “Cohere consistently holds happy hours, which often include a company favorite: Mario Kart!”
What’s the coolest project you’ve worked on recently, and what skills did it help you develop?
I had spun up a project focused on figuring out what to build and how to scale and go to market with differentiated technology that accurately automates medical necessity decisions for patient care by leveraging patient data and advanced clinical analytics tools. Along the way, several skill sets were activated and grew exponentially:
- Building a project plan and business case required me to take an ambiguous problem and frame a path forward to solving it — and to project the value of solving the problem.
- Selecting a cross-functional team required me to understand what I know and, more importantly, what I don’t know to ensure the team is composed for success.
- Developing a go-to-market strategy (solution packaging, value proposition and a business case) required a deep understanding of our product, problems in the market-level health plan space and a vision for utilization-management transformation, as well as the competitive landscape.
