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Senior Designer, Brand Experience

Abbott, Multiple locations

Pay: $113,300-$226,700/yr

Job type: Full Time


Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You'll also have access to:

Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity

Join us at Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) in our mission to help individuals with diabetes lead active, fulfilling lives. We're focused on helping people manage their health more effectively and comfortably, with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions.

As

Senior Designer, Brand Experience , you will help shape how Abbott Diabetes Care's brand comes to life across our connected ecosystem spanning biowearable devices, mobile, digital platforms, product packaging, and service touchpoints used by millions globally.

You will operate at the intersection of

brand, product, and service design , translating brand strategy into meaningful visual and experiential expression across our product ecosystem. This is a senior role that combines strategic thinking with hands-on creative leadership. You will shape design direction, evolve our living brand system, and partner closely with marketing, product, engineering, and design teams to deliver cohesive experiences that make complex health information clear, human, and actionable.

This role is remote, with regular travel to Alameda, CA for team collaboration, workshops, and leadership alignment.

What you'll do

Lead, build and evolve our brand system

Translate

brand strategy into compelling visual and verbal expression

across our product and service experiences.
Define and evolve

brand experience for our products,

ensuring visual and verbal expression is cohesive across our digital and physical surfaces.
Develop and extend ADC's

living brand system , including iconography, illustration, motion, photography, patterns, packaging, design tokens, and component libraries.
Create scalable

guidelines, frameworks, and design resources

that enable consistent, high-quality brand expression across products and teams.
Ensure the brand system remains

flexible, expressive, and adaptable

as our product ecosystem grows.
Shape Brand Experience across all product touchpoints

Design and guide creative execution across key surfaces, including

product UI, packaging, websites, and service journeys , ensuring the brand is expressed cohesively across both physical and digital touchpoints.
Partner closely with

product design, engineering, marketing, and customer experience teams

to ensure brand and product experiences feel unified and intentional.
Elevate craft and influence

Lead

high-impact design initiatives from concept through execution , ensuring strong visual craft and thoughtful storytelling.
Provide

creative leadership through hands-on design, critique, and collaboration , raising the bar for visual quality and brand expression.
Work with internal teams and external partners to deliver work that aligns with

user needs, brand strategy, and business goals
Required Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in

Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, or a related field
6+ years of professional experience

in graphic design, brand design, product design, or creative direction roles
Preferred Qualifications

Portfolio demonstrating

strong visual and verbal thinking, bold creative ideas, and measurable impact across product and brand experiences
Experience shaping brand expression

for digital products
Expertise translating

brand systems into product experiences , ensuring consistency across end-to-end experience
Strong

visual design craft , including typography, motion, layout, and interaction design
Experience developing or evolving

design systems, component libraries, and brand toolkits
Experience designing packaging or physical product touchpoints
Fluency in

Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Exceptional

communication and storytelling skills , able to align cross-functional teams around creative vision
Ability to synthesize insights from

patients, providers, and internal teams

to inform design decisions
Strategic thinking and

business awareness , connecting creative work to product and organizational goals
Experience in

healthcare, health technology, or regulated industries

is a strong plus

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is
$113,300.00 - $226,700.00
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:
Product Development

DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care

LOCATION:
United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 20 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf