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Our Benefits

We want to energize your work experience. We offer choices, education and access to resources that sustain your wellbeing, individual accountability, productivity and safety.

Benefits to help you through every stage and milestone of life  

We provide highly competitive benefits, compensation and work-life offerings that reflect a Total Rewards strategy. With a Total Rewards strategy, we are enabling our workforce to deliver on our business objectives and transform patients’ lives through science. Total Rewards may differ based on country; the benefits described here are specific to those in the U.S. Please speak with your recruiter for more information.

Compensation and Recognition 

  • Competitive base salaries
  • Annual incentives
  • Long-term incentives
  • Recognition program
  • Service milestone awards
  • Employee referral program

Physical and Mental Health

  • Medical benefits
  • Pharmacy benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • Domestic partner benefits
  • Tobacco-free workplace
  • Wellbeing program
  • Fitness centers and memberships
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Mental Health Support Network
  • Behavior change platform
  • Survivor support

Time Away from Work

  • Vacation days
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick time
  • Bereavement leave
  • Year-end company closure
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Paid time off for jury service
  • Military leave

Savings and Financial Wellbeing

  • BMS 401(k) savings plan
  • Non-qualified savings plan
  • HSA and FSA saving/spending accounts
  • Dependent Care saving/spending accounts
  • Financial wellbeing resources
  • Retiree benefits

Financial Protection Benefits 

  • Short- and long-term disability coverage
  • Financial income protections
  • Employee and dependent life insurance
  • Supplemental health insurance
  • Business travel insurance

Personal Coverage and Protection Benefits

  • Personal liability protection
  • Legal services
  • Identity theft protection
  • Long-term care and life insurance

Work-Life Offerings 

Welcoming New Family Members

  • Parental leave to care for a new child
  • Bridge back program after parental leave
  • Adoption/surrogacy/doula reimbursement
  • Fertility/infertility benefits
  • Support for traveling mothers
  • Prenatal and lactation services

Caring for Loved Ones

  • Family Care leave
  • Parenting and caregiving consultations
  • Military family support
  • Childcare benefits
  • Elder care benefits
  • Pet insurance and support
  • Scholarships for employees’ children

Balancing Work and Life

  • Flexible ways of working policies
  • Summer hours
  • Work-life seminars
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Commuter benefits (select locations)

Community Support

  •  Charitable donation matching

This provides only a summary and highlights of certain Bristol Myers Squibb benefit plans and program features. Complete terms of the applicable benefit plans and programs are contained in the official plan documents. In the event of any discrepancies, official plan documents will govern. Bristol Myers Squibb intends to continue the summarized benefit plans and programs but reserves the right to modify, amend, suspend or terminate any part or all of any Bristol Myers Squibb plans and/or programs at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing in this document is intended to guarantee that any benefits will remain unchanged in the future. 

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