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Lead the way as a 
Medical Director
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Unleash your power to shape medical excellence, grow a talented team and create a hospital culture where people and pets thrive.

Your Role

  • Lead medical excellence within your hospital, guiding quality, patient care and clinical standards.
  • Coach and develop doctors and the medical team.
  • Continue practicing medicine and caring for patients and clients.
  • Partner with hospital and regional leaders.
  • Shape your hospital’s future with VCA and Mars resources and support.
80%

Grow as a leader and veterinarian

Access leadership training and development designed to strengthen your skills, support your team and advance medical excellence.
80%

Stay close to medicine

Spend most of your time practicing medicine, with approximately 10% dedicated to administrative responsibilities.
80%

Lead with a team behind you

Partner with experienced hospital and regional leaders, backed by resources across the VCA network.
80%

Be recognized for your impact

Receive an annual stipend, paid in 26 equal payments, plus a goals-based bonus.
Career Opportunities

Ready to take the lead?

VCA is committed to cultivating internal talent and creating meaningful opportunities for Associates to grow. We encourage confident, entrepreneurial doctors who are ready to broaden their impact to explore Medical Director openings across the U.S.

Current VCA Associates: Browse the openings below, then follow this link to Workday to find the job and submit your candidacy through Workday. Please have an updated resume or CV ready.

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How VCA Cares


Trust and empowerment
At VCA, we believe you know your patients and clients best.
As part of our team, we'll empower you with industry-leading teams and resources so you can provide world-class
medicine with hometown care. 
Unmatched support 
Our abundant resources make it easier for you to focus on the best part, caring for the pets. You can count on cutting-edge equipment and technology, like myVCA, text us,
text to pay, live chat and medical scribes.
Work-life balance
We provide flexible scheduling, generous
PTO, mental health days and medical
scribes, that on average save enrolled
doctors 10 hours per week. 
Purposeful work
Pets benefit from our network's collective wisdom and knowledge-sharing. That's thousands of DVMs and 500 board-certified specialists working together to advance medicine through research and clinical studies, ultimately
creating more access to care.