Brand Applications Lead — Packaging Systems

Thornton Tomasetti; United States; On-site; USD 99,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP health coverage for employees

Excellent retirement plan with high-em

Tuition reimbursement and FreeU

Abbott benefits program

Job summary

Abbott, a global healthcare leader, is seeking a Manager of Brand Applications to translate Abbott's visual identity into distinctive packaging and product experiences across a diverse portfolio. You will work between brand strategy and product execution to apply visual identity to packaging, touchpoints, and customer interactions.

The ideal candidate has a strong packaging design portfolio, experience redesigning packaging systems for complex products, and superior stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Industrial Design, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in packaging design, brand identity, or product experience design.
• Extensive experience designing and redesigning packaging systems for complex product portfolios.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating packaging design, brand identity application, and physical product experiences.
• Proven ability to translate brand strategy into scalable design systems and customer-facing experiences.
• Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills.
• A portfolio demonstrating significant packaging design experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the application of Abbott's visual identity across packaging, product experiences, and divisional brand touchpoints.
• Design and evolve packaging systems that align with Abbott's brand strategy while supporting business and customer needs.
• Create scalable visual frameworks, packaging architectures, and design standards across global portfolios.
• Partner with marketing, product, regulatory, and commercial teams to translate strategy into compelling design solutions.
• Provide creative direction and design feedback to internal teams and agency partners.
• Drive consistency, quality, and innovation across Abbott's branded product experiences.
• Help shape brand guidelines and tools that enable effective execution across divisions and markets.

Skills

Packaging design

Brand identity

Product experience design

Portfolio presentation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Industrial Design, or related discipline

Job description

Abbott, a global healthcare leader, is seeking a Manager of Brand Applications to translate Abbott's visual identity into distinctive packaging and product experiences across a diverse portfolio. You will work between brand strategy and product execution to apply visual identity to packaging, touchpoints, and customer interactions.

The ideal candidate has a strong packaging design portfolio, experience redesigning packaging systems for complex products, and superior stakeholder management.