Medical Director Veterinarian

DVM Focus is representing a full-time Medical Director Veterinarian opportunity with an established, fast-paced companion-animal practice in Southern California’s Antelope Valley.

This position is designed for an experienced veterinarian ready to combine clinical medicine with meaningful hospital leadership. The Medical Director will remain actively involved in patient care while helping guide medical standards, team development, client relationships, and the continued growth of the practice.

The opportunity also includes a potential pathway to equity and future practice ownership .

The Role

The Medical Director will serve as a clinical leader within the hospital while maintaining medical autonomy and an active caseload.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing high-quality companion-animal medical and surgical care
• Leadership and development of the veterinary and clinical teams
• Supporting strong medical standards and quality assurance
• Mentoring and supporting veterinarians and clinical staff
• Helping foster a collaborative and positive hospital culture
• Supporting client relationships and communication
• Participating in hospital planning and operational decisions
• Collaborating with business leadership on the continued growth and success of the practice
• Maintaining medical autonomy while helping establish consistent standards of care

The Practice

The hospital provides comprehensive companion-animal care across preventive medicine, dentistry, diagnostics, surgery, and management of more complex medical cases.

Veterinarians have access to:

• In-house diagnostic capabilities
• Digital radiography
• Ultrasound
• Comprehensive surgical resources
• Dentistry
• Daytime urgent and emergency case exposure

The practice has a busy caseload that provides significant clinical variety as well as strong production-earning potential.

What This Opportunity Offers

• Medical Director leadership position
• Flexible scheduling
• Medical autonomy
• Potential equity and future ownership opportunity
• High production-earning potential
• Additional Medical Director compensation
• Sign-on bonus opportunity
• Relocation assistance
• Student loan assistance
• Paid continuing education allowance
• Paid professional dues
• DVM mentorship resources
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Professional liability coverage
• 401(k)
• Life and supplemental insurance options
• Employee assistance program
• Personal pet-care benefits

Qualifications

• DVM or equivalent veterinary degree from an accredited university
• Active California veterinary license or ability to obtain one
• DEA license preferred
• USDA accreditation preferred
• Established clinical experience in companion-animal medicine
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to mentor and support veterinary professionals
• Interest in contributing to the medical, cultural, and operational direction of a veterinary practice