Inovalon reviews

2.8

39% would recommend to a friend

(1,297 total reviews)
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Adam Kansler

55% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Inovalon has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,297 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Inovalon employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews
1.0
Aug 2, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Please understand - The remote employees have a different experience. If you work at the Melford, Annapolis, or Bowie location, DO NOT TAKE THE Job. Also, the company tells people who to put positive reviews on Glassdoor. Who does that? Sadly, it still doesn't work. There are not any PROs. I would recommend going back to school and getting a Masters; take a class to get a certification while working part-time in a less stressful environment; or working for any other company. Period. You have been warned.

Cons

After reading all the other reviews, there is not one lie. This place isn't bad; its horrible. This is my true experience and it is my fault I did not listen. When I was interviewed by 3 Directors; 1 told me "Do not come here"! And I didn't even listen. I should have. In the actual office hallway, another Director asked me about my work history and said, "You are going the wrong way in life coming here. You only work here if you can't get a job anywhere else" The Director was right. You read this mumbo jumbo stuff on Glassdoor about Type "A" people. Stop it. Stop it. You ONLY stay here if you can't get a job ANYWHERE else. For example, if you have Visa issues, you have self-esteem issues, are undereducated for the market, or you have fear issues about the job market (adverse to risk). The attrition is so high, it is normal to have 2-3 different Directors, Senior Mgrs., or Managers leading your team within 6-12 months. That is normal. Almost entire departments turnover within 1 year; definitely 2 years. Now lets list the Cons: No Work/Life Balance: Work 60-70 hrs. or get fired. Some work easily 80 hours a week with absolutely ZERO recognition. That isn't overtime pay folks. Poor treatment of Employees - There is not any development of employees. You must avoid all Executives or get assigned hypothetical work that will take you 2 weeks to complete; then they will not even use it. Run...I mean Run...and avoid all meetings or interactions with the CEO Keith. His DNA should be tested to see if he is even human. Horrible Benefits HR is absolutely the worst in the nation (Who schedules interviews and does not call and I'm not talking about the potential employee, but the HR Rep) Man! I still overlooked the signs. - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED -

1.0
Oct 8, 2021

Frequent Layoffs/Toxic Culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong entry and mid-level employees.

Cons

If you are considering a job at Inovalon I have one word for you-Run. My tenure with this company was the most traumatizing experience in my 20 year career. The company performs frequent layoffs to avoid having to provide guidance and support to employees who would be hugely successful in their roles given the opportunity. many employees who are proven assets are subject to inexplicable layoffs if they question the company’s action and offer solutions. Inovalon‘s performance management policy is nonexistent and staff are given zero opportunity to be successful. Moreover, decisions are made hastily and new programs, platforms, policies, etc. are implemented without due diligence, planning, and with a reasonable project completion timeframe. Employees are routinely told that their jobs are safe, only for the executive team to perform layoffs the following week, leaving staff afraid for their jobs and rightfully mistrustful of the CEO and C Suite executives. High performing employees are forced to take on the equivalent of 2 to 3 full-time jobs, while many departments as a whole are not held unaccountable for their deficiencies. It is common place for hundreds of employees to receive paychecks several days, it’s not weeks after they normally scheduled payday do too hasty System implementation and repeated human error. The leadership team is unconcerned about the detrimental impact this has on employees, many who are facing eviction notices and left unable to feed their families. It is not only commonplace for employees to work until 1 to 2 AM multiple days a week, it is the expectation of the Inovalon executive team. Employees are also frequently forced to work seven days per week for weeks on end. Leadership doesn’t care how the work gets done, as long as it gets done. Ambiguity in policies and job duties leave employees consistently guessing about what is expected of them. Most live in constant fear of failing to read the minds of the executive team, which results in receiving scathing, belittling emails, being subjected to live screaming and berating video conferencing sessions, and being mocked and reprimanded in front of peers and leaders. I am not posting this to bash Inovalon, I am genuinely trying to caution individuals considering employment with this organization by sharing my honest experience . In short I would not wish the Inovalon experience on my worst enemy.

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Inovalon Response
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Thank you for leaving a review. We’re sorry that your experience hasn’t been positive and that you feel like you were not being heard. Although we are a large company, we always appreciate the opportunity to learn and improve. Our employees’ feedback is invaluable in working toward that goal. We encourage you to provide additional details and recommendations to better our employee experience by emailing us at GlassdoorFeedback@inovalon.com so that we can improve. Thank you!
1.0
Jun 18, 2019

Terrible company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No pros, they dispose of employees as garbage.

Cons

To get cash flow into the company, about twice the year they fired staff by hundreds, no regard of how long you have been with the company or how hard you worked. You are dismissed immediately and they ship your belongings to your home, no explanation or reason. This is the way Inovalon treats its employees!

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