Veterinarian - Medical Director

Job Description

Job Description

Ready to take the lead in a practice where you can influence the medicine, support other veterinarians, and continue building your own career?

This full-time Medical Director opportunity offers a chance to combine clinical work with meaningful leadership responsibilities. You'll help guide patient-care standards, support the growth of fellow veterinarians, and work with practice leadership to strengthen daily operations—all while remaining connected to the medicine that brought you into veterinary care.

What Could Make This a Better Move

• Step into a meaningful leadership role: Help shape clinical direction and contribute to decisions that affect patient care and team development.

• Make a difference for other veterinarians: Coach colleagues and help them continue developing their clinical skills.

• Keep practicing medicine: Maintain a clinical role while taking on broader responsibilities.

• Grow as a leader: Access structured leadership development and mentorship designed for veterinary professionals.

• Build your earning potential: Base compensation, production opportunities, and additional leadership pay create multiple components to the overall package.

The Medicine

This is a small-animal general practice treating dogs and cats. The medical scope includes wellness and sick-patient visits, diagnostics, dentistry, and surgery.

The role combines general practice medicine with responsibility for supporting clinical standards, helping veterinarians grow, and contributing to the practice's long-term direction.

Who Might Love This

This could be a strong fit for an experienced veterinarian ready to move into medical leadership—or a current medical director who wants more structured development and resources behind them. Strong communication, sound clinical judgment, and an interest in helping colleagues succeed will be important.

Practical Details

• Position: Full-time Veterinary Medical Director

• Experience: Veterinary degree and appropriate state licensure required; DEA license or eligibility required

• Compensation: 160,000–175,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications

• Additional earning opportunities: $50,000 sign-on bonus, Medical Director stipend, enhanced production compensation, and quarterly production bonuses

• Schedule: Weekday practice schedule; specific expectations available during the confidential conversation

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability insurance

• 401(k) with employer match

• Paid parental and pet-parent leave

• Continuing education and leadership development

• Mental health resources and family-care support

• Veterinary service discounts and student loan assistance

A Little About the Area

The greater Hartford region offers a mix of established communities, suburban neighborhoods, and access to outdoor recreation throughout Connecticut. You'll find everyday amenities, local dining, parks, and opportunities to explore the region, with larger New England destinations within reach for weekend getaways.

Your Next Step

Not actively looking? That's okay. If a move into medical leadership has been on your mind, let's have a confidential conversation about whether this opportunity aligns with your goals.

Contact Beyond Just You Recruiting to learn more. We'll share additional details privately so you can decide whether this could be the right next step before pursuing the opportunity elsewhere.

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