Benefits

Your Health

MD Anderson provides free health coverage for full-time and part-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week. Our benefits plan is administered through The University of Texas System's Office of Employee Benefits. Benefits-eligible employees can choose health care coverage from the following programs:

• Medical/Dental/Prescription/Vision
• Disability
• Life
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts

Your Life

MD Anderson provides a broad range of programs and services that support the needs of you and your family. These include:

• Remote work options
• Back-up dependent care
• Financial education and resources
• Working Mothers' Rooms
• Eldercare referral services
• Employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Program

Your Wellness

MD Anderson offers multiple programs to support your overall health and wellness goals, including:

• Online health assessment
• Free membership to on-campus fitness centers for eligible employees
• Weight Watchers at Work
• Online and in-person nutrition courses
• Physical, financial and emotional education programs
• Running, walking and cycling clubs
• Tobacco Cessation Resources

Your Wealth

Your overall compensation package may include a combination of the following:

• Base pay
• Differential pay
• Certification pay
• Merit pay
• Incentive pay
• State of Texas longevity pay
• Anderson Award
• Performance rewards
• Teacher's Retirement System and other retirement options

Your Time

Our generous leave program includes a combination of the following, depending on employment type:

• Paid Time Off program that provides approximately three weeks of paid leave in the first year and accrual increase after two years
• Extended Illness Bank to use when you or a family member are ill for more than two days
• An average of nine paid institutional holidays per year
• Family and Medical Leave
• Parental Leave
• Available leave for military service, funeral, jury duty and required education
• Recognition Leave

Your Development

The opportunities for our employees to professionally and personally challenge themselves are embedded in everything we do here. Our programs include:

• My Buddy program to help you adapt to the institution
• Employee Networks to promote and foster a culturally inclusive and effective work environment
• Tuition assistance program
• Online and in-person training and education opportunities with more than 4,000 online courses and 25,000 e-books
• A robust mentoring program
• Online career self-management toolkit
• Learn more about our professional education programs.