Chief Information Officer

• Serve as a trusted partner to the EVP and Executive Leadership Team aligning IT priorities with enterprise business needs.
• Position IT as a business enabler proactively identifying opportunities to improve performance decisionmaking and outcomes through technology.
• Translate business strategy into practical executable IT roadmaps that balance nearterm needs with longterm sustainability.
• Own enterprise thirdparty technology relationships overseeing vendor selection negotiation contracting and governance for critical platforms and partners (e.g. Windchill SFDC SAP KPMG) ensuring alignment to business needs cost discipline and service quality.

• Build and evolve foundational IT capabilitiesincluding governance operating models systems and architectureappropriate for a growing regulated enterprise.
• Maintain stable secure and compliant IT operations while incrementally strengthening maturity and scalability.
• Define what scaleready means for CONMED and guide the organization toward it over time.

• Ensure the reliability security compliance and performance of all IT systems infrastructure applications and data.
• Maintain strong cybersecurity and data privacy practices clearly communicating risks controls and tradeoffs to executive leadership.
• Stay informed on evolving regulatory and technology requirements and incorporate them into both strategy and daily operations.

• Clearly explain system architecture data flows dependencies risks and tradeoffs to both technical teams and nontechnical leaders.
• Help business partners understand how technology supports operational quality and commercial outcomes.
• Build shared understanding across the organization of how IT works where constraints exist and what is required to mature responsibly.

• Provide strategic oversight and influence for ERP transformation establishing technology direction architectural standards and decision frameworks that support disciplined execution risk management and value realization.
• Lead the design evaluation and evolution of enterprise systems and platforms ensuring alignment with business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Balance architectural rigor with pragmatic decisionmaking in environments where not all structures are fully mature.
• Strengthen integration data and reporting capabilities to improve visibility and insight across the enterprise.

• Build and lead a highperforming IT organization with clear accountability strong business partnership and appropriate technical depth.
• Develop IT leaders who understand both technology and the business context in which it operates.
• Foster a culture of transparency ownership collaboration and calm execution.

• Develop and manage IT budgets and forecasts aligned to business priorities.
• Monitor spend versus commitments optimize cost structures and improve productivity while delivering value.
• Operate within approved budgets and staffing plans.

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related field required; advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 15 years of progressive IT and leadership experience including executivelevel responsibility in a complex organization.
• 10 years of experience leading IT in regulated environments (medical device healthcare life sciences manufacturing or similar) strongly preferred.
• Extensive experience managing and negotiating enterprise level vendor relationships.
• Demonstrated success building and maturing IT capabilities not just scaling mature organizations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise systems cybersecurity data integration and IT operations.
• Proven ability to operate effectively amidst ambiguity and evolving organizational structures.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and credibly to executive and nontechnical audiences.

• A pragmatic businessfirst mindset with strong technical credibility.
• The ability to operate effectively in the middle space between operational rigor and business partnership.
• Comfort building structure discipline and clarity as the organization grows.
• A collaborative leadership style that builds trust across functions.
• A steady handson approach focused on building capability while delivering results.
• Strong alignment with CONMEDs mission and values and a commitment to enabling better patient outcomes.

THE COMPANY: CONMED (NYSE: CNMD)

Benefits:

CONMED offers a wide array of benefits to fit your unique needs. Visit our Benefits Page for more information.

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent healthcare including medical dental vision and prescription coverage
• Short & long term disability plus life insurance -- cost paid fully by CONMED
• Retirement Savings Plan (401K) -- CONMED matches your contributions dollar for dollar with the potential for up to 7% per pay period
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan -- allows stock purchases at discounted price
• Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate level courses

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