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Rebecca Wilkins

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Divisional Vice President, R&D, Neuromodulation at Abbott
📍 Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States

Rebecca Wilkins is a medical technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading R&D teams at Abbott, St. Jude Medical, and Bbraun. As Divisional VP of R&D for Neuromodulation at Abbott, she focuses on developing innovative treatments for chronic pain and movement disorders.

She holds executive education certificates from the MIT Sloan School of Management and Stanford University.

Her teams Neurosphere™ Virtual Clinic, a first-of-its-kind technology, was nominated for a Prix Galien Award for Best Digital Health Solution.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Divisional Vice President, R&D, Neuromodulation
Job Level
Senior
Location
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, United States
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Priorities

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Neuromodulation Innovation
Leads R&D in neuromodulation and highlights team achievements, such as the Liberta RC™ DBS System being named a 2025 Edison Awards finalist.
Digital Health Solutions
Her team developed the Neurosphere™ Virtual Clinic, a technology that has transformed care for over 40, 000 people living with chronic pain and movement disorders.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Divisional Vice President, R&D, Neuromodulation
Abbott
3-2021 - 8-2022
Senior Director, R&D, New Product Development
Abbott
2-2019 - 3-2021
Director, R&D - Chronic Pain Therapies
Abbott
1-2017 - 2-2019
Director of Electrical Engineering
Abbott
8-2014 - 1-2017
Director of Electrical Engineering
St. Jude Medical
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Rebecca WILKINS DVP, R&D at ABBOTT - VivaTech. Featured in VivaTech
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How Abbott developed the first-of-its-kind Infinity DBS system. Featured in Medical Design & Outsourcing
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Education
2019 - 2019
Executive Education in Leading Through Financial Excellence
MIT Sloan School of Management
2018 - 2018
Executive Education in Managing Innovation
Stanford University
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