Avalere Health reviews

2.6

26% would recommend to a friend

(351 total reviews)
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Amar Urhekar

13% approve of CEO

18% positive business outlook

Avalere Health has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 351 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Avalere Health employee rating is 26% below average for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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351 reviews
3.0
Jan 12, 2021

Company Internal Management is a Mess!

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Pros

Big company with a lot of room for growth and potential for new opportunities

Cons

Their internal management and process is a complete mess! The invested amount of money for a project platform to account for finances, resourcing, other data is awful. The amount of time and stress trying to fix the database/platform issues is absurd. Then the lack of the database gaps and issues from the board, account leadership and other team members not in it, is troubling. The accusatory tone VPs take with junior team members why there are issues is completely unprofessional and demoralizing to say the least. The lack of oversight on the need for more resources is ridiculous. We drown with work, our shared teams cannot produce work and then told "the forecasting is not there" completely awful. The transatlantic mentality to beef up areas of expertise in the UK or the US cause for project deliverables and many resourcing issues. How do you tell a client that "can't service you at all in the US afternoon". When this is brought up, met with an "oh well". The compensation for some positions is very antiquated and should look to increase given the charge out rates to clients. SLT members need to act upon hearing on issues with employees and not brushing under the rug. A very jaded sense to let things slide for under performers so set higher expectations for the overperformers causing major burnout. The comp/lieu time process is very disappointing. Some line managers grant the stated HR process of the equivalent time off, other managers take it upon themselves to interpret what their direct report will get. It is a very unbalanced system. Some higher ups do not offer the flexibility of work/life balance at all. Then on top of it, you move mountains to do work and the bonus structure is basically nonexistent. Perhaps investing in current employees instead of acquiring new businesses that takes years to integrate would be an idea?

2.0
Jan 12, 2026

Great people, not-great company

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Pros

Great day-to-day colleagues, talented writers, and flexible scheduling

Cons

Terrible leadership, morally bankrupt, and fake people-first culture that only cares about the bottom line

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Avalere Health Response
6mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We value open communication and appreciate your willingness to reflect on your experience at Avalere Health. We are continuously striving to improve our policies, practices, and workflows, and demonstrate how much we value our employees. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us identify where we need to place focused attention. Please can you reach out to our Chief People Officer or People Partner/Capability President and/or email feedback@avalerehealth.com so we can understand your perspective in more detail and discuss possible solutions.
1.0
Nov 2, 2022

Just walk away, there are better places to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The lower level worker bees are the only good thing about this place. Wonderful, smart, incredibly talented people. Please take the negative comments about Fishawack and closerlook as the truth because things have not changed

Cons

No work/life balance Teams are overworked and not supported by management There are issues everyone has identified but no one interested in solving them Very clicky and departments play favorites Revolving door of new staff with no onboarding

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Avalere Health Response
3y
Thank you for writing to us. I understand your concerns around workload, and we acknowledge that balancing can be a challenge at times in our business. We are always looking for ways to enhance our benefits, encouraging a healthier culture of life/work balance rather than the other way around, offering flexible work arrangements, expanding our PTO policies, and prioritizing comprehensive health & well-being initiatives. We take your feedback seriously and would be happy to continue this conversation offline. You may write to us at feedback@fishawack.com. Kind regards, Liz Landon, Chief People Officer
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