Benefits Package

ANS invests in the welfare of our people and, as a result, our benefits package is comparable to many significantly larger organizations. 

Comprehensive Benefit Package:

As an ANS employee, you elect which plans are right for you and your family. We offer very competitively priced medical and dental care as well as other important insurance products like Long Term Care, Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance, and Legal Insurance programs. Some benefits, such as Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Long Term Disability (LTD), are paid in full by the company on your behalf.  For those plans in which you share a premium cost, ANS works hard to keep your share of the premium costs down.  The following is a list of currently available plans:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account–Health Care
• Flexible Spending Account–Dependent Care
• Life Insurance & AD&D
• Voluntary Life Insurance & AD&D
• Spouse Life and Child Life
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• Home & Auto Insurance Discount Program
• Vision Discount Program

Several of these benefit programs are set up for pre-tax payroll deductions, which means that more of your income stays in your pocket. 

	Wellness We believe productive and happy employees are fit and healthy employees. Here at work, you will have access to a convenient and attractive fitness center. The center is open to all employees and their families; it includes modern equipment, locker rooms, and shower facilities.
	Educational Assistance Another perk of employment is an educational assistance program, where ANS will reimburse you the cost of tuition, books, and fees for college-level courses based on final grade received. An "A" earns 100% reimbursement.
	Employee Assistance Program At ANS, we are sensitive to issues that may be affecting your ability to do your job. We offer our employees free access to an Employee Assistance Program so that work and personal problems may be addressed confidentially. Professional counseling and guidance are available to employees and their families through this program.
	Paid Time Off All employees receive paid time off for vacations, illness, and personal business, in addition to Company-paid holidays. ANS also provides paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, and military commitments.
	Retirement Savings You can invest up to 50 percent of your pre-tax income (up to a maximum of $15,500 in 2007) in a variety of mutual funds, bond funds, and even a self directed account through the St. Jude Medical Inc. 401(K) profit sharing and employee savings plan. St. Jude Medical will also provide a 100% matching contribution on the first 3% of compensation that you contribute to the plan. In addition, St. Jude Medical, Inc. may make an additional profit sharing contribution to your account in the first quarter following the end of each plan year based on eligibility requirements.

	Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") Through a payroll deduction program, the ESPP provides employees an opportunity to purchase St. Jude Medical, Inc. stock at a cost that is 15% lower than the market price on either the first day of the offering period or the last day of the offering period, whichever is lower.