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      Acumen

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      Acumen reviews

      3.1

      30% would recommend to a friend

      (394 total reviews)

      Thomas MaCurdy

      5% approve of CEO

      22% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Compensation and benefits

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.0

      Senior management

      Acumen has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 394 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Acumen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      394 reviews
      4.0
      Feb 23, 2018

      Great first job out of undergrad

      Health care data & policy analyst i & ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Worked on interesting projects and learned a lot. Mangers/coworkers were friendly and eager to teach. Fun work environment. Good work/life balance.

      Cons

      My career development started to stagnate. Ultimately left to pursue a master's degree. Also, the company was experiencing some growing pains as it was growing rapidly.

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      Acumen Response
      8y
      Thanks for the review, we appreciate it.
      4.0
      May 23, 2017

      Great learning experience

      Policy associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      For data analysts, Acumen provides a wonderful opportunity to work with very rich healthcare data (clinical, provider, demographic, financial, etc.), to learn from smart and experienced economists and policy researchers, and to design, implement, and present analyses to clients, even for entry-level programmer analysts. Analysts are encouraged/pushed to recommend ideas for new analyses and to implement them, and are recognized for going above and beyond on project work, so you can get a lot of hands-on learning in analytical approaches, statistical tools, programming, etc. There is typically time to work on more than just the specific problems outlined in project plans and to work on long-term projects that will be beneficial for Acumen’s project teams down the road and will serve as a learning experience.

      Cons

      Acumen hires college grads in waves, and analysts sometimes are brought onto a team without a clear immediate role assignment. Communication between research/analyst teams and IT/Data Support is sometimes lacking. Some government clients can be disorganized at times (not Acumen’s fault, but can still be a bit demoralizing). Clients are still typically very appreciative of Acumen's efforts.

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      Acumen Response
      9y
      Thank you for your thoughtful review. I am very pleased that you had a good experience with Acumen. We are aware of the challenge between research/analyst teams and IT/Data Support and are actively recruiting for a Technical Project Manager to bridge that gap. In addition, we are building training programs to assist with the development of our management team. We will certainly take your advice to heart and include enhancing the development of analysts and technical managers. We wish you well in your future endeavors.
      3.0
      Aug 4, 2015

      A good place to start working

      Data and policy analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Laid back environment and cool people.

      Cons

      Work can be mundane if you work on just one project and it can get overwhelming if you're working on multiple.

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      Acumen Response
      10y
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
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