Medical Director Veterinarian

DVM Focus • Antelope Valley, CA

4h • Onsite

About The Position

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. The role combines active clinical practice with hospital leadership. The Medical Director will help guide medical standards, team development, client relationships, and the continued growth of the practice while maintaining medical autonomy and an active caseload. There is a potential pathway to equity and future practice ownership.

The hospital provides comprehensive companion-animal care, including preventive medicine, dentistry, diagnostics, surgery, and management of more complex medical cases. Resources include in-house diagnostics, digital radiography, ultrasound, comprehensive surgical resources, and daytime urgent and emergency case exposure. The practice offers a busy caseload with clinical variety and strong production-earning potential.

Requirements

• DVM or equivalent veterinary degree from an accredited university.
• Active California veterinary license or ability to obtain one.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• DEA license preferred.
• USDA accreditation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality companion-animal medical and surgical care.
• Lead and develop the veterinary and clinical teams.
• Support strong medical standards and quality assurance.
• Mentor and support veterinarians and clinical staff.
• Help foster a collaborative and positive hospital culture.
• Support client relationships and communication.
• Participate in hospital planning and operational decisions.
• Collaborate with business leadership on the continued growth and success of the practice.
• Maintain medical autonomy while helping establish consistent standards of care.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree