Bob Gabler

About Bob Gabler

As a global medical device leader, I am accomplished in developing strategy and delivering executable plans to bring products from concept to commercialization. My broad experience in the implantable device market spans engineering development, clinical evaluation, customer-centric marketing and cross-functional team leadership. This breadth of experience provides a unique perspective and allows me to focus on developing and delivering executable strategy to align with business goals. I am known as a leader with clarity of purpose, who motivates team members by helping them to internalize a strong mission that guides our conduct. I embrace change, and assist others to move collaboratively toward change within the structure of our regulated environment and processes to deliver business success.My broad experience within the medical device space has provided a 360 degree view of this business area. As Senior Director and Core Team Leader for the development and launch of a new family of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) systems, I had the opportunity to essentially function as a general manager for this new product development effort. In my cross-functional team, I was privileged to lead team members from all areas of our business unit (engineering development, operations, marketing, clinical, finance, quality, regulatory and human resources) within our matrixed organization. Using a claims-driven project strategy, the scope, schedule and budget were all measured against whether it would contribute to our desired claim “95% inappropriate shock-free.” We launched on schedule (41 months), from March 2010 to January 2011 generating total revenue of $4.8B+ on a budget of $29.5M – and with an article published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiologyat the time of launch.Contact: r••••••••@gmail.comSpecialties: global marketing, clinical, development, executive leadership, product strategy, cross-functional team leadership

Experience

1. Sr Director, Enterprise Program Leader Product Dna

   Medtronic

   Jan 2026 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   In my role at Medtronic, I lead a transformative program that enhances digital product data management throughout its lifecycle. By focusing on strategic execution and collaboration across businesses, functions and sites, we ensure the development of processes and systems that deliver significant value aligned with the Medtronic Mission. My teams work is pivotal in creating a cohesive digital thread of product data.

Education

• University of Minnesota

  BSME, Bio Medical Engineering

  1984 — 1989

• University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business

  IMBA, Business

  1991 — 1993

Skills

• Customer Relations
• Hardware Diagnostics
• Customer Insight
• Lean Startup
• Team Mentoring
• Global Management
• Iso 13485
• Disposables
• Customer Experience
• Clinical Trials
• Professional Mentoring
• Life Sciences
• Product Launch
• Operational Execution
• Collaborative Leadership
• Strategy Execution
• Management
• Lifesciences
• Operating Room
• Commercialization
• R&D
• Market Development
• Product Development
• Working with Surgeons
• Clinical Development
• Surgeons
• U.s. Food and Drug Administration (Fda)
• Start-Up Environment
• Fda
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Leadership
• Capital Equipment
• Global Strategy
• Design Control
• Program Management
• Medical Devices
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Quality System
• Global Marketing
• Product Management