As with many companies, it depends on your department and your management. Since Actelion is currently being integrated into Jansenn (the JNJ Pharma company), it's absorbing a lot of its policies as well. And Jansenn tends to be more liberal about that sort of things in order to maintain work/life balance. In the department that I'm currently in, the management allows each full-time employee 2 days per week from home. Everyone, including contractors, are provided with a laptop and remote capabilities though, and if an emergency were to occur, or there's inclement weather and the building is closed, you are expected to work remotely.
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