Does Alere pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Alere employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Alere. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Alere?

39% of Alere employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Alere 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Alere?

Customer Service Representative (9) , Quit Coach (7) , Director (6) , Sales Representative (6) , Account Manager (5) , Engineer (5) , Manager (5) , Analyst (4) , Customer Service (4) , Registered Nurse (4) , Sales Manager (4) , (3) , Account Executive (3) , Chemist (3) , Enrollment Specialist (3)

What are the pros of working at Alere according to real employee reviews?

"Medication benefits are good." ((in 31 reviews)); "I work from home which is great and people are friendly." ((in 15 reviews)); "Coworkers are great." ((in 15 reviews)); "Decent salaries and bonuses." ((in 13 reviews)); "Most sales and marketing positions are remote so good work/life balance." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Alere according to real employee reviews?

"All this on top of low pay for everyone but the nurses and the top" ((in 23 reviews)); "Current upper management is only focused on selling the company and therefore are not focused on bringing quality products to market and ensuring the products work and provide the information needed by the customer to bring about change." ((in 17 reviews)); "Managers always begged for me to stay later." ((in 17 reviews)); "No training at all" ((in 12 reviews)); "Too many layoffs" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Alere redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Alere redundancy and their outlook for job security at Alere in 2026.

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Alere

Acquired by Abbott

Alere Reviews

2.9

39% would recommend to a friend

(510 total reviews)

Namal Nawana

52% approve of CEO

26% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity and inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Culture and values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Alere has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 510 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Alere employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

510 reviews

5.0

16 May 2025

Positive entry level experience

regulatory affairs specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I worked at Alere for a year and I had a positive experience. I was surrounded by many talented colleagues across several functions. I learned a lot while working here.

Cons

No option to be remote

1.0

27 Jan 2022

Good ole boys management

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It's in california but that's about it

Cons

Management is back stabbing and sexiest. Notice there no women managers in the operations and validation depts at the Carlsbad site. They have the absolute worst management skills and zero employee appreciation. Your best option is run quickly in the other direction if they offer you a job. Abbott should divest of this site before they ruin the company's reputation. Old Alere employees are absolute poison and the ones left there are scientifically inept.

4.0

31 Mar 2021

Better place

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, 401k Contribution, PTO

Cons

Less work/life balance, Not structured

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