OUR PURPOSE PIONEERING SCIENCE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY REPORTING 62 ENABLING EMPLOYEES TO THRIVE BIOGEN 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW PATIENTS OUR PEOPLE proposed solutions with employees and meet to discuss progress and barriers. Through Thrive@Biogen, we hope employees will benefit from collaborative and productive relationships and visibility – critical support all people need to succeed in rewarding careers. Through previous feedback mechanisms, we’ve gleaned critical insights that have strengthened our approach to talent management. We have acted on feedback that employees would like a clearer sense of future career possibilities and to understand how their work makes a difference and fits into the bigger picture. Biogen people have said they’re willing to take on increased responsibilities, but would like acknowledgement of their higher contribution and guidance in managing and prioritizing the work. Thrive@Biogen is one important part of our response. We hope the Thrive@Biogen program will bring current employee interests to light, and we will keep listening and responding to what we hear. Total rewards and benefits Building from a foundational focus on employee health and safety, our flexible benefits are designed to meet the varied needs of our global workforce so that they are inspired and equipped to perform their best on behalf of patients each day. Our industry-leading benefits help employees and their loved ones access quality care and support across many aspects of their lives: physical, financial, social and emotional. Ways of Working, evolving how and where work is done Grounded in a culture of trust and empowerment, our Ways of Working (WoW) program is designed to support flexibility as employees manage professional and personal responsibilities. Biogen began offering these options before the pandemic, and as some employees have safely returned to the office, we continue to offer telecommuting, flextime and job-sharing options. In 2021, we launched WoW with full-time employee profiles, including: – Hybrid – Split time on and off campus. – Off-Campus – Job tasks can be performed off campus and no consistent campus presence is needed. – Field – Tasks are completed in the field. – On-Campus – All or most job responsibilities are performed on campus. Employee sabbaticals People who have been employed with Biogen for at least six years can take advantage of our paid sabbatical program, designed to help employees thrive in and out of work. Since its launch in 2014, nearly 3,200 employees have taken a sabbatical, using this respite to contribute to their communities, travel, spend time with loved ones and accelerate their lifelong learning. Time off to volunteer Biogen employees also receive eight hours of paid time off to volunteer each year. Þ READ ABOUT OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND CULTURE OF GIVING