Abbott

Senior Designer, Brand Experience

Abbott$113K — $226K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, or related field
  • 6+ years of professional experience in graphic design, brand design, product design, or creative direction roles
  • Strong visual design craft including typography, motion, layout, and interaction design
  • Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Exceptional communication and storytelling skills
  • Strategic thinking and business awareness, connecting creative work to product and organizational goals

Responsibilities

  • Lead, build and evolve the brand system by translating brand strategy into compelling visual and verbal expression across experiences
  • Define and evolve the brand experience for products, ensuring cohesive visual and verbal expression across surfaces
  • Develop and extend ADC's living brand system, including design tokens, component libraries, and packaging
  • Create scalable guidelines and resources for consistent brand expression across products
  • Design and guide creative execution across product UI, packaging, websites, and service journeys
  • Partner closely with product design, engineering, marketing, and customer experience teams for unified experiences
  • Lead high-impact design initiatives from concept through execution, ensuring quality and storytelling

Benefits

  • Health and wellness benefits to support you and your family
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth
  • Flexible work arrangements including remote work
  • Collaboration with top industry professionals
  • Participation in impactful projects that improve health outcomes
Full Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION:

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

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)

About Abbott

Abbott Careers

Joining Abbott means becoming part of a globally diverse team dedicated to making a lasting impact on human health. As a leader in healthcare innovation, Abbott provides a dynamic workplace where careers flourish through growth, leadership, and diversity training.

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Explore a world of opportunities with our team. Whether you're seeking job opportunities in engineering, marketing, research, or healthcare, Abbott offers a variety of positions that allow professionals to grow their careers. Our commitment to diversity and innovation is evident in every aspect of our work, fostering an inclusive culture that values each team member's contribution.

Work You'll Do

At Abbott, every role contributes to our mission of helping people live fuller lives through better health. From groundbreaking research in medical devices to advancements in pharmaceuticals, our team is at the forefront of healthcare innovation. By joining Abbott, you are not just accepting a job; you are embarking on a path of professional and personal growth.

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Our employees enjoy comprehensive benefits designed to support their life and well-being. From health insurance to retirement plans, we ensure our team has everything they need to thrive. Abbott's culture is built on a foundation of respect and integrity, united by a shared commitment to improving health outcomes.

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Learn more about Abbott
Size
113,000 employees
Market Cap
$189 billion
Industry
Net Income
$4.4 billion
Founded
1944
5 Year Trend
+15.6%
Revenue
$34.6 billion
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