At AstraZeneca, we understand that happy employees are the best employees. That’s why we provide the resources they need to create a balanced and fulfilling work and personal life.

Flexible work arrangements

AstraZeneca currently offers flexible work arrangements for full-time employees in select positions, with their hiring manager’s approval:

• Flextime—employees work 37.5 hours per week but vary their workday start and end times around core hours.
• Flexible Fridays (compressed work week)—employees work 37.5 hours per week but work a longer day Monday through Thursday and a half day on Friday.
• Part-time—employees work fewer than 37.5 hours per week. Those who work at least 18.75 hours per week are eligible for employee benefits, with some modifications.
• Teleworking—employees engage in office-type work at home or at another work site for one day or more each week.

Vacations and holidays

The number of vacation days for which full- and part-time employees qualify is based on tenure with the company. Numerous paid holidays are offered, including floating holidays, which can be scheduled as needed.

Adoption assistance

Full-time employees and those working at least 18.75 hours a week are eligible for adoption assistance reimbursement of up to $5,000 per child for certain expenses.

Parental leave policy

Up to 52 weeks of combined paid and unpaid leave are available for birth, adoptive, and foster parents.

Child care programs

• On-site holiday/end-of-summer programs—our Wilmington headquarters site hosts on-site programs for school holidays and the end of summer.
• AstraZeneca Child Development Center at Rockland—a child care center located on a 10-acre site near the company’s Wilmington headquarters provides primary care for children up to age five, backup care for infants to preschoolers, and additional programs for school-aged children. Company-subsidized tuition is based on household income. This high-quality program is designed to meet the accreditation standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Accommodates up to 347 children.
• Massachusetts child care programs—AstraZeneca and Bright Horizons provide employees with child care options, including a tuition subsidy at two Waltham-based centers and priority access to waiting lists, reduced registration fees, and backup care on a space-available basis at Bright Horizons child care centers throughout the state.
• Tuition discounts—in an effort to help our employees meet the cost of child care, AstraZeneca’s Work/Life Team has entered into tuition discount agreements with several child care providers. They are KinderCare, Knowledge Learning, La Petite Academy, and The Malvern School.

Other work/life programs

• AstraZeneca LifeSolutions resource and referral service—assists in finding the providers, information, and resources needed to manage personal and professional matters, including child care, financial, legal, education, and everyday issues. The service also provides the Comprehensive Eldercare Solutions and Solutions for Nursing Mothers programs.
• Just-in-time care—assists in finding emergency backup dependent care when regular care is unavailable. AstraZeneca will subsidize 90% of up to 10 days of such care for each employee annually.
• College Coach—the benefit is available free of charge to employees interested in college and educational issues that affect them and their children. The program assists employees and their families in selecting, applying to, and financing college. The College Coach benefit includes training workshops, one-on-one counseling, a help desk, and a Virtual Learning Center.