[Hiring] Chief Information Officer @CONMED Corporation

Role Description

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) will lead CONMED’s global information technology organization and serve as a key enterprise leader responsible for building, enabling, and operationalizing technology capabilities that support the business today and prepare the company for future growth.

• Operate effectively between operational excellence and business enablement.
• Ensure reliability, security, and compliance while partnering with the business to solve real problems and unlock value through technology.
• Help define scalable, sustainable IT for the organization while maintaining day-to-day operational stability.
• Be a hands-on, pragmatic builder and translator—capable of designing solutions, developing people, and explaining technology mechanics to both technical and non-technical audiences.

This is a remote opportunity with a preference for candidates in the Eastern and Central Time Zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field required; advanced degree strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive IT and leadership experience, including executive-level 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 non-technical audiences.

Requirements

• 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, decision-making, and outcomes through technology.
• Translate business strategy into practical, executable IT roadmaps that balance near-term needs with long-term sustainability.
• Own enterprise third-party technology relationships, overseeing vendor selection, negotiation, contracting, and governance for critical platforms and partners.
• Build and evolve foundational IT capabilities, including governance, operating models, systems, and architecture.
• Maintain stable, secure, and compliant IT operations while incrementally strengthening maturity and scalability.
• 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.
• Provide strategic oversight and influence for ERP transformation, establishing technology direction, architectural standards, and decision frameworks.
• Build and lead a high-performing IT organization with clear accountability, strong business partnership, and appropriate technical depth.
• Develop IT budgets and forecasts aligned to business priorities.

Benefits

• 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.