Cytyc's benefit programs are focused on meeting the diverse well-being needs of our employees and their families. We recognize that work life balance is important, that's why we provide employees with a very generous paid time off program, quality benefit providers, and flexible choices. At Cytyc, we are dedicated to making a great place to work even better.

Cytyc believes that employee engagement and commitment are critical to the achievement of our vision of improving lives through innovative medical technologies to predict and prevent cancer and other diseases. Cytyc's total rewards programs are designed to establish and reward the performance requirements necessary to achieve this vision. Our total rewards programs include competitive salaries and benefits, incentives, and recognition programs that celebrate employees who exhibit a commitment to the company and ownership for results, through their attitude, actions, and contributions. Our Patent Award and Recognition Program encourages employees to be innovative and recognizes those who have made a contribution to Cytyc's intellectual property portfolio. Additionally, Cytyc's equity awards recognize that employees are stakeholders in our business, and align employee interests with long-term shareholder value creation.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• Delta Dental Insurance Plan
• Prescription Drug, Vision and Hearing Care Plans
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Base Life Insurance for Employees
• Optional supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses and children.
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for both medical and dependent care expenses
• 401K Retirement Plan with 100% company match up to the first
  3% of employee contributions; 100% vesting of company match after 1 year of service
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Resources-on-Call Concierge Service
• Wellness and Employee Activity Programs
• Employee Referral Program

This is a listing of our benefit programs, which are subject to change at any time. Benefit program details can be found in Summary Plan Descriptions and actual plan documents made available to candidates and employees.