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 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 insights to drive better-informed decisions.

As a Product Designer, you will design strategic products and features and hold responsibility over how they work, look and feel. Your design sensibility, visionary creativity, and ability to translate complex human needs into impactful digital solutions will be instrumental in shaping the future of digital health. You will collaborate across teams to design innovative products tailored for our core audiences, ensuring that every experience is not only intuitive but also deeply human-centered.

This position works out of our Alameda, CA  or Milpitas, CA locations.

What you’ll do

• Craft intuitive, elegant, and responsive UI designs for web applications. across mobile, web, and other devices
• Work closely with other designers, product managers, researchers, marketers and engineers to ensure solutions are simple, and scalable, while maintaining design integrity.
• Build and maintain design systems that foster consistency and efficiency while allowing creativity to thrive.
• Stay ahead of how the field of product design is evolving, bringing fresh ideas and effective approaches to every project.
• Prototype and iterate based on feedback, focusing on the smallest of details to perfect interactions and visuals.
• Ensure every pixel has purpose, delivering visual work that aligns with the brand and speaks to users on an emotional level.
• Lead design critiques and engage directly with our audiences to continuously receive feedback and refine your work.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Design / Human Factors or related field, with minimum of 6 years relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• A sophisticated design sensibility with a refined eye for UI patterns, visual hierarchy, and strong visual execution — including layout, typography, color, and micro interactions.
• Experience in creating, evolving, and maintaining design systems to ensure a cohesive and scalable visual language across all product surfaces and platforms.
• A robust portfolio showcasing recent work, especially consumer products, with clear evidence of the impact of design decisions.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite.
• Ability to translate business goals and audience needs into impactful designs, from concept to final execution.
• Strong prototyping and animation skills across different levels of fidelity.
• Passion for crafting engaging, intuitive, and visually appealing experiences, with a clear vision for how designs should look and behave.
• Expertise in usability and accessibility, ensuring inclusive and functional design for all users.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, capable of effectively articulating design rationale to diverse stakeholders.

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

$112,000.00 – $224,000.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:Product Management

     

DIVISION:ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:United States > Alameda : 1360-1380 South Loop Road

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:Standard

     

TRAVEL:Yes, 10 % 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