Quantum Health Inc. is all in on hybrid work.
The benefits navigation company moved into new Dublin headquarters last year. CEO Zane Burke, who took the reins at the 24-year-old company in 2021, permanently resides in Dallas, Texas, though he commutes often to Central Ohio.
With that in mind, Burke adopted the same policy for the company's nearly 2,000 workers. The new Blazer Parkway headquarters, then, is designed with a "rational hoteling" approach in mind, and with a variety of features that aim to lure employees in to incentivize the serendipitous conversations that can only happen via in-person interactions.
Last fall, reporter Carrie Ghose and photographer Dan Trittschuh visited the space, which is the first entrant in our inaugural Central Ohio's Coolest Offices contest.
Later this month, you'll have a chance to vote on if this is the coolest office in the region:
Quantum Health in Dublin
A mural near a coffee station at Quantum Health's new headquarters in Dublin.
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Quantum Health employees Jacob Aldridge and Sophie Aller conduct an informal meeting in the lounge area on the lower level of the HQ.
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The Quantum Health "Community Warrior" award is presented monthly to exemplary employees. The award – a Lego figure – resides in the office of Lego aficionado and company President Shannon Skaggs before presentation.
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Zane Burke was named CEO of Quantum in September 2021. Before that he was CEO of telehealth company Livongo Health Inc., one of Silicon Valley's fastest-growing companies, stepping down after leading it through its IPO and $18.5 billion merger with Teladoc Health Inc.
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A message board along a corridor refers to Quantum Health's mission as a benefits navigation company. Its clients are large self-insured employers, and Quantum's representatives, called "warriors," help covered employees and dependents figure out what's covered and guide them through steps like finding a specialist or getting a prescription filled.
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A dining table in the employee lounge. Quantum first moved to Dublin in early 2021 and has already expanded into the adjoining building.
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The lounge area on the lower level. Since employees have the option to work from home, CEO Zane Burke said, it's important to have an office they want to come to.
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The game room.
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There are several lounge options.
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A look at the employee dining area at Quantum.
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A winding staircase leads to a lower-level employee lounge.
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Quantum's staff are assigned to pods that represent specific clients. They learn those client health plans thoroughly, so covered members never get bounced around to someone unfamiliar with the network and coverage.
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Desks wait to be set up in the new south wing. Quantum leases its first building at 5420 Blazer Parkway and bought this adjoining building at 5240 Blazer.
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A decorative organizer in one of the office spaces at Quantum.
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A cozy spot in Quantum's lobby.
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Quantum Health took over two of three buildings at the former Ashland Chemical campus after outgrowing its longtime headquarters in far north Columbus.
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About Quantum Health: With some 500 large employers as clients, Quantum's teams of nurses and benefits specialists help covered employees and dependents figure out their coverage, keep up with preventative care, find specialists and make sure prescriptions are filled. They especially step in during a complex health crisis like cancer. It's a novel benefits approach – only about 10% of companies use navigation services.
About the contest: Throughout the month of March, Columbus Inno will run slideshows of local offices, in the hunt for the region's coolest. At the end of the month, we'll hold a vote to determine our winner.
Want to participate? Email ekennedy@bizjournals.com. We'll need three to 10 photos of your office space, plus written confirmation that the copyright holder gives us permission to publish. Columbus Inno covers the region's most innovative companies. While that's largely technology startups, we recognize that other types of businesses can fall under that banner. If you think yours qualifies, and you want to be a part of the contest, please include a few sentences in your submission making clear how you fit within the Inno brand.
Is there a deadline? As noted, we'll be holding our vote at the end of March. Please submit your photos by March 20 in order to be included.