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.

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

This position works out of our Alameda, CA location in the Abbott Diabetes Care Division, where we are focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We are looking for an energetic and driven senior designer to join our team and design world class experiences for our product.

As a Senior Designer, your creativity and insight will be integral in creating innovative digital health products from concept to delivery. Your ability to elevate our user experiences for our global customers, set high design standards and leverage profound human understanding will be pivotal to our mission.

What you’ll work on

Interaction Design – Analyze business requirements and user needs to create user flows and task flow diagrams. Translate your ideas into wireframes and prototypes for stakeholder and user feedback.
Visual Design – Create beautiful mock-ups of visual designs consistent with UI guidelines and Abbott’s brand standards.
Design Documentation – Specify final designs and create commercial design input documentation.
Design System – Build out and promote the company’s design system. Manage the governance process and internal release cycles. Collaborate with stakeholders to create and maintain a prioritized backlog of work items.
Design Process – Apply and evangelize human centered design methodologies. Lead and support cross-functional design sprints and workshops.
Collaboration – Closely work with product managers and user researchers to understand customer needs and make informed design decisions. Negotiate technical feasibility of your designs with engineering and support agile teams in developing high-quality user interfaces.

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building, using, maintaining, and advocating for design systems.
Proficiency with standard design, prototyping and productivity tools, including Figma, Jira and Adobe Creative Suite.
A clear understanding of what constitutes superior design and the drive to continually elevate standards.
Demonstrable experience in designing, prototyping and launching exceptional end-to-end experiences.
Ability to distill complex information and requirements into simple flows.
Sound knowledge of web and mobile UI technologies.
Eagerness to deeply understand customers and their needs.
Thorough knowledge of usability and accessibility standards.
Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to succinctly explain your design decisions.
Enthusiasm for design craftsmanship and a commitment to stay inspired.
An online portfolio showcasing your design approach and impact, through highlighted work samples or case studies
Bonus: experience in front end development

What We Offer

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
Paid time off
401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. 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 and @AbbottGlobal.

The base pay for this position is $109,300.00 – $218,500.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.