Senior Product Designer

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 114,000 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 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.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Join us at Abbott Diabetes Care (ADC) where we're focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.

As a Senior Product Designer, your refined design sensibility, creative vision, and ability to translate human needs into digital solutions will be key to shaping the future of digital health. You’ll lead the design of innovative products, leveraging both traditional UX practices and cutting-edge technologies. Your experience taking products from 0 to 1, alongside your passion for pushing design boundaries, will enable you to create experiences that feel intuitive, impactful, and deeply human. 

What You’ll Work On

• Lead the end-to-end design process for new products, from early-stage concepts to final delivery, iterating based on feedback and research. 

• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that clearly communicate and test design ideas, balancing user needs with business goals. 

• Bring our vision to life by shaping user experiences that evolve with our audiences and the market. 

• Collaborate directly with customers to ensure designs are rooted in real-world user needs and behaviors, enhancing the overall experience. 

• Use storytelling to bridge the gap between user needs and business outcomes, ensuring design is a key strategic driver across the organization. 

• Define and maintain scalable design systems, ensuring consistency across various product touchpoints. 

• Work closely with UX researchers, product managers, engineers, and data scientists to translate user insights and data into practical and beautiful design solutions. 

• Elevate the design team’s craft by leading critiques, collaborative sessions, and fostering a culture of excellence and learning. 

 

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Design / Human Factors or related field plus minimum of 6 years related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience designing holistic, end-to-end consumer product experiences that resonate with users and drive business success. 

• A sophisticated design sensibility, shaped by a deep curiosity for both design and the world around you, continuously seeking inspiration from diverse sources.