Rebecca Henson, Insight Consultant at Avalere Health, discusses mental health support in the workplace, and the negative connotations and obstacles to overcome.

At Avalere Health, we recognize that our employees are the driving force behind our success. We value their insights and actively seek their feedback to create a workplace that fosters growth and development. In last year’s annual companywide survey, our employees expressed a strong desire for more opportunities to advance their careers and expand...

We're excited to announce that applications for our annual summer internship program are now open! Join us this summer to kickstart your career in the Life Sciences and Healthcare space . Over 10 weeks, our interns will gain real-world experience working across our Consulting, Marketing, and Policy, Value, Evidence, and Access teams to help us buil...

Healthcare industry veteran John Gransee joins our Executive Leadership team and leverages his deep experience to drive efficiency and value for our clients. Read more about John's appointment here.

We are delighted to announce  that we have appointed seasoned industry executive Effie Baoutis as President of our Medical capability. Effie will lead our team of 350+ scientific communicators into a future of medical communications fueled by an alchemy of science, creativity and technology.Read more about Effie's appointment here. 

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) have been and remain at the forefront of our organizational values and we are proud to have many highlights to reflect upon over the past year. Committed to fostering an equitable, purposeful, diverse, and inclusive workplace, we continuously strive to build teams and deliver solutions through a DE&I lens—even more so, as we unite under the new name and brand of Avalere Health.

As a leading North American policy, market access, and evidence consultancy, Avalere, part of Avalere Health is proud to announce Sarah Alwardt, PhD, as our new President.As President, Sarah leads the U.S. Policy, Access, Value and Evidence capability at Avalere’s parent company, Avalere Health. In taking on the dual roles, she will...

As a single united organization, we seamlessly connect science and creativity, technology and data, and ability and agility to ensure patients receive life-changing innovations faster.Today, we are announcing a new chapter in which we have unified under the new name and brand, Avalere Health. Avalere Health is purposefully built to be the lead...

We’re excited to announce the addition of Amar Urhekar as our new Chief Operating Officer (COO), a pioneer in bringing together interdisciplinary teams to solve client challenges and accelerate growth.Amar will play a key role with the company’s Executive Committee as he unites 1,600 employees as one team under a single vision, breaking down barrie...

Sarah, based in the UK, joined our Consulting team as part of our annual summer internship program. Here, Sarah reflects on the key learnings and skills she has developed while interning with Avalere Health and how this experience is helping her to achieve her career goals.What attracted you to Avalere Health’s internship program?This internship pr...

Lisa joined us this summer as an intern on our Policy team. Here, she discusses what drew her to the internship and how she continues to hone the skill set that will help kick-start a career in healthcare policy.What attracted you to join Avalere Health’s internship program?As an aspiring healthcare professional hoping to provide impactful services...

Mike, based in Canada, acts as Head of
eLearning within our Consulting team. Here, Mike discusses how he carved a
career journey to incorporate his love of computers, teaching, and multimedia.
What prompted you to pursue an opportunity in digital learning?I’ve always loved tinkering with computers
and developed a particular interest in web desi...

Seasoned human resources executive Harriet Shurville has joined Avalere Health as our new Chief People Officer. She will spearhead the next phase of the organization’s integration strategy and oversee our career experience programs; diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; and global mobility.As Avalere Health continues to expand our interdisc...

Avalere Health, previously Fishawack Health, is proud to be ranked 15 in Medical, Marketing, and Media’s (MM&M) annual Agency 100 list. We are thrilled to partner with our biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness clients, connecting advisory to execution capabilities. Explore what sets us apart and why better health happens when we c...

myGwork met with Tristan, Medical Copywriter at Fishawack Health, who shared why celebrating Pride's important!

With FemTech brands front and center in the fight to close the healthcare gender gap, we hear from three women’s health experts about barriers, opportunities, and the role brands play.It’s no secret that women’s health issues often take a backseat, not just at home and in the workplace, but within the healthcare system, too. This gender bias is evi...

At Avalere Health, cross-functional mobility is encouraged as a path for employees to gain experience and progress their career and development. We asked some of our employees for their perspectives on how internal, cross-functional mobility has impacted their careers. Read their stories here.

What prompted you to pursue an opportunity in client services?Honestly, I somewhat fell into the role! Early on, I hoped to pursue academia and teaching but was put off the idea while at university as it seemed a little slow-paced for me. A friend discovered the world of medical communications upon graduating and, like me, he was also seeking somet...

In our 2022 gender pay gap report, find out about Avalere Health’s drive to build a diverse, equitable, and bias-free workplace, the initiatives and policies in place to support this goal, and how we will continue to drive gender equality and inclusivity in the future.At Avalere Health, we acknowledge the complexity and variety of the world in whic...

Fishawack Health is once again running our annual global summer internship program across the US and the UK! Commencing in June 2023, our 10-week program will provide students and grads the opportunity for professional development by building relationships, gaining corporate experience, learning about our industry, and preparing our young leaders with the experience needed to have a rewarding career within the biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and wellness industries.

At Fishawack Health, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) sit at the heart of our business. During the past year we have continued to build a purposeful environment that values difference and ensures we treat everyone with empathy and humility.

Lauren Fernandes, based in our London Aldersgate office, is a Senior Account Manager at Fishawack Health. Here she discusses her passion for Account Management and her involvement in our Employee Network Groups.

Learn about our philanthropy and community engagement program, Fishawack Health Gives Back, which supports charitable causes within healthcare and beyond throughout the year, and find out how our teams are spreading warmth and cheer this season.

Meet our Senior Account Executive - Imogen Coupe

Shanique, based in our Horsham, Pennsylvania,
office, is a Talent Acquisition Manager at Avalere Health. She also works
alongside our Diversity & Inclusion Lead to execute and advocate our
D&I initiatives. Here, she discusses how her work in D&I drives her
achievements in Talent Acquisition.What prompted you to pursue an opportunity in talent...

In this webinar, Lucy Bee, Susan Brackenridge, Amy Jackson and Emily Singletary talk about new training and career initiatives at Avalere Health (formerly, Fishawack Health). These include evolution of the Supporting Training and Enhancing Professional Skills (STEPS) training programs and implementation of the Fuel50 platform to personalize, grow,...

This month, we interviewed 3 LGBTQ+ individuals at Avalere Health for their perspectives on celebrating pride, accessing healthcare,
and building an inclusive culture.There are a multitude of identities and perspectives within
the LGBTQ+ community, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex,
asexual, and pansexual individuals, plus...

How many times have you been told to put on sunscreen to
prevent skin cancer? About 71% of US adults use some form of sun protection
when outdoors on a warm, sunny day – an increase of 3% from 2008.Now, what if I told you that despite these public health initiatives
to increase the use of sunscreen, the benefits of this may only be seen by a
se...

We’re
highlighting our pledge to ensure every member of Avalere Health can work in
a safe, respectful environment where they are referred to by the pronouns they
determine for themselves. Find out why we’re making this pledge and what it
means to our team members.He, she, him, her, they, them, ze, zie,  – these are
simple words, but they...

In January we launched our 21 Day Inclusion Challenge
designed to make an inclusive mindset a habit for our staff across the globe.
Find out about the challenge and how we’re building an inclusive culture at Avalere Health.Experts say it takes 21 days to establish a new habit. As
part of our work to increase the diversity of thought and to build...

Welcoming Sheena Amin-Liebman as our new Diversity and
Inclusion Director. Sheena will play a vital role in creating an inspiring
environment that empowers staff to better guide its clients in their work to
improve health outcomes for the patients they serve.Inequality is pervasive in the healthcare systems across the
globe, disproportionately...