Company Profile
SAIC-Frederick, Inc.
Company Overview
SAIC-Frederick, a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC, is helping to speed the delivery of new technologies and treatments to patients with cancer and AIDS.
SAIC-Frederick operates the laboratories at the National Cancer Institute at Frederick (NCI-Frederick).
SAIC-Frederick's staff of more than 1,700 scientific, technical, and support professionals conducts basic and applied research in cancer and AIDS, operates and manages the federal government's only vaccine manufacturing facilities (Vaccine Pilot Plant, Biopharmaceutical Development Program), runs the high-performance Advanced Biomedical Computing Center, and supports more than 300 clinical trials treating patients in the United States and around the world.
The company also manages public-private partnerships for the government and makes research and development technologies available on a limited, fee-for-service basis to other government agencies through the Economy Act and to academic institutions and corporate entities through a Work for Others program.
Notable Clients
National Cancer Institute
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
A Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC)
NCI-Frederick is one of only 38 facilities designated by Congress as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC). These are government-owned, contractor-operated entities best known as the national laboratories at Brookhaven, Argonne, Sandia, Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, and elsewhere.
The FFRDC is a special business model defined under government regulations that require the contractor to be autonomous, or a separate operating unit of a parent company, and to operate in the public interest. It also permits special access to privileged government information and facilities, and it allows broad latitude in subcontracting.
Authorities granted to the FFRDC guarantee flexibility, efficiency, rapid response, and accountability. This enables the FFRDC to respond rapidly to new and emerging mission-critical initiatives of NCI and to manage public-private partnerships that accelerate the delivery of new treatments to cancer patients.
Benefits
Work-Life Balance
SAIC-Frederick has received the Seal of Approval from the Maryland Work-Life Alliance and named one of Frederick County's top 10 Family Friendly Businesses.
Education Assistance
SAIC-Frederick recognizes that its employees are vital resources whose talents are critical to the success of the company; therefore, we offer a Tuition Assistance Plan, which provides up to 100 percent of tuition (at the time of registration) for full-time employees who satisfactorily complete pre-approved work-related courses.
Flex Spending Plan
The Flex plan allows employees to pay premium contributions and health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. Employees may defer up to $5,000 on a pre-tax basis to pay for health care expenses and $5,000 on a pre-tax basis to pay for dependent daycare expenses.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee are given the opportunity to purchase SAIC company stock, via payroll deductions under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), at a discount.
Holidays
Full-time SAIC-Frederick employees are eligible for 10 holidays during the year. Part-time employees receive holiday pay proportionate to their regularly scheduled workweek. SAIC-Frederick traditionally observes the following holidays.
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day