What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Vice President, Information Technology position at Globus Medical?
At Globus Medical, we move with a sense of urgency to deliver innovations that improve the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Our team is inspired by the needs of these patients, and the surgeons and healthcare providers who treat them. We embrace a culture of exceptional response by partnering with researchers and educators to transform clinical insights into tangible solutions. Our solutions improve the techniques and outcomes of surgery so patients can resume their lives as quickly as possible.
Position Summary
The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Information Technology at Globus Medical is a critical executive leadership role responsible for driving the strategic vision, operational excellence, and global execution of the company’s IT organization. This role requires a self-starter with strong financial discipline, an engineering mindset, and a hands-on, player/coach leadership style.
The ideal candidate will have experience in fast-paced, resource-constrained environments -preferably with a startup background- and be comfortable managing homegrown/legacy systems. Success in this role demands the ability to navigate complex challenges, manage competing priorities, and influence across diverse stakeholder groups. The ideal candidate will execute this position from an in-office setting and help set the example of live interaction and engagement, driving rigor in communication methods and expectations in setting, developing and delivering on projects and project timelines.
This individual will collaborate closely with executive leadership and business unit leaders to deliver innovative, secure, and scalable technology solutions that support long-term growth. The SVP of IT must bring both strategic foresight and operational rigor to advance the company’s mission in a dynamic and competitive global marketplace.
Essential Functions
Strategic IT Leadership:
Qualifications
The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Our Life Moves Us philosophy is built on four values: Passionate About Innovation, Customer Focused, Teamwork, and Driven.
Globus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Position Summary
The Senior Vice President (SVP) of Information Technology at Globus Medical is a critical executive leadership role responsible for driving the strategic vision, operational excellence, and global execution of the company’s IT organization. This role requires a self-starter with strong financial discipline, an engineering mindset, and a hands-on, player/coach leadership style.
The ideal candidate will have experience in fast-paced, resource-constrained environments -preferably with a startup background- and be comfortable managing homegrown/legacy systems. Success in this role demands the ability to navigate complex challenges, manage competing priorities, and influence across diverse stakeholder groups. The ideal candidate will execute this position from an in-office setting and help set the example of live interaction and engagement, driving rigor in communication methods and expectations in setting, developing and delivering on projects and project timelines.
This individual will collaborate closely with executive leadership and business unit leaders to deliver innovative, secure, and scalable technology solutions that support long-term growth. The SVP of IT must bring both strategic foresight and operational rigor to advance the company’s mission in a dynamic and competitive global marketplace.
Essential Functions
Strategic IT Leadership:
- Develop and execute a forward-looking global IT strategy tightly aligned with corporate objectives and financial metrics.
- Serve as a thought leader and trusted advisor to executive leadership and the Board of Directors on all IT matters.
- Operate as a strategic partner with the business while maintaining an execution-focused mindset.
- Oversee global IT operations with an emphasis on performance, security posture, and cost-efficiency.
- Use and enhance existing homegrown systems—external ERP implementation is not an option.
- Travel to India quarterly to collaborate with extended global teams.
- Lead with a hands-on, player/coach approach, empowering a high-performing global IT team.
- Build and mentor top talent across multiple locations and cultures while fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
- Work with challenging personalities and conflicting priorities with professionalism and poise.
- Identify opportunities for automation, scalability, and modernization within current budget and system constraints.
- Drive digital transformation initiatives with a sharp focus on pragmatic implementation and measurable business impact.
- Understand and evolve existing processes, respecting institutional knowledge while identifying and bridging gaps.
- Lead efforts on continual improvement of master data and the proper housing and management of this data and its application.
- Lead cybersecurity efforts and proactively enhance the organization’s security posture.
- Establish, monitor, and improve policies to ensure security, compliance, and data integrity across the enterprise.
- Lead vendor and contract negotiations to extract maximum value and performance.
- Manage IT budgets with discipline, tying investments to ROI and broader organizational priorities.
- Ensure responsible use of resources and transparent financial reporting.
- Communicate complex technical strategies and issues in an executive-ready, clear, and impactful manner.
- Serve as a key liaison to internal and external stakeholders, including the Board of Directors.
- Adheres to the letter and spirit of the company Code of Conduct, the AdvaMed Code, MedTech Code, and all other company policies.
- Ensures Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations, both in the United States and internationally, by completing introductory and annual training and maintaining knowledge of compliance as it applies to your role
- Represents the company in a professional manner and uphold the highest standards of ethical business practices and socially responsible conduct in all interactions with other employees, customers, suppliers, and other third parties
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
- 15 years of progressive experience in IT leadership roles with a strong background in engineering and financial acumen. Preference will be given to those candidates having a strong “start-up” background who’ve demonstrated an ability to develop systems and ultimately scale.
- Proven success scaling IT operations globally in a fast-paced, resource-limited environment.
- Deep expertise across IT infrastructure, security, operations, software development, and business systems.
- Demonstrated ability to lead organizational development, build global teams, and drive performance in matrixed structures.
- Polished communication skills and executive presence, with the ability to influence across all levels.
- Experience with M&A integration, SaaS/cloud solutions, and internal systems development strongly preferred.
- Certifications such as PMP, CISSP, ITIL, TOGAF, or similar are desirable.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% globally, including quarterly travel to India.
The physical demands listed here are representative of those that must be met by and employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
- Required to regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Required to possess specific visons abilities, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and capacity to adjust focus.
Our Life Moves Us philosophy is built on four values: Passionate About Innovation, Customer Focused, Teamwork, and Driven.
- Passionate about Innovation: Improving patient care by delivering advanced technology to our customers is at the core of what we do. We are passionate in our role in improving the lives of patients by continuously developing better solutions.
- Customer Focused: We listen to our customers’ needs and respond with a sense of urgency.
- Teamwork: Working together, anything is possible. We value every person on our team and treat each other with respect. We are accountable to one another and support each other. Together, we make each other stronger.
- Driven: We pursue our mission with energy and passion. We are nimble, results-oriented and decisive. We overcome obstacles that arise in our quest to deliver solutions that will improve the lives of our customers and patients.
Globus Medical is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
