Business Development – Veterinary Partnerships

Jobtailor; Minnesota; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Minnesota is seeking a senior business development professional to identify veterinary practice acquisition candidates and build partnerships. You will manage outreach, due diligence coordination, and cross-functional handoffs with finance and operations, advancing growth and KPI-driven initiatives.

You will travel to markets, build strong relationships with hospital teams and owners, and contribute to investor updates as part of a leadership-focused growth strategy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in business development, practice/partnership development, sales, or a related relationship-driven role.
• Veterinary, animal health, or healthcare services experience strongly preferred
• Comfort working across relationship-building and analytical parts of a business development role
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple relationships and opportunities in parallel
• Based full-time in HVP's Minnesota office
• Ability to travel to HVP markets for partner meetings, due diligence visits, and community events

Responsibilities

• Identify and source potential veterinary practice acquisition and partnership candidates across current and target HVP markets
• Conduct initial outreach and relationship-building with independent practice owners
• Gather practice-level data, coordinate due diligence, and prepare summary materials for leadership and investor review
• Manage the acquisition pipeline, including prospective deals, next steps, and status
• Collaborate with finance and operations teams on handoff and onboarding of newly acquired hospitals
• Align local business development efforts with company-wide growth goals and KPI frameworks
• Contribute to investor and private equity sponsor updates related to growth strategy
• Build trusted relationships with hospital teams, potential sellers, and community partners

Skills

Business Development

Relationship Building

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Job description

• Identify and source potential veterinary practice acquisition and partnership candidates across current and target HVP markets


• Conduct initial outreach and relationship-building with independent practice owners


• Gather practice-level data, coordinate due diligence, and prepare summary materials for leadership and investor review


• Manage the acquisition pipeline, including prospective deals, next steps, and status


• Collaborate with finance and operations teams on handoff and onboarding of newly acquired hospitals


• Align local business development efforts with company-wide growth goals and KPI frameworks


• Contribute to investor and private equity sponsor updates related to growth strategy


• Build trusted relationships with hospital teams, potential sellers, and community partners

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in business development, practice/partnership development, sales, or a related relationship-driven role


• Veterinary, animal health, or healthcare services experience strongly preferred


• Comfort working across relationship-building and analytical parts of a business development role


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple relationships and opportunities in parallel


• Based full-time in HVP's Minnesota office


• Ability to travel to HVP markets for partner meetings, due diligence visits, and community events

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in business development and relationship management within the veterinary or healthcare sectors, with a strong focus on acquisition strategies and partnership development. Proven ability to manage multiple opportunities and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve growth objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Business Development


• Veterinary Experience


• Relationship Building


• Analytical Skills


• Organizational Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Skills


• Communication Skills

Industry Keywords

• Veterinary Practice Acquisition


• Healthcare Services


• Due Diligence


• Investor Relations


• Community Partnerships


• Growth Strategy


• KPI Frameworks


• Sales


• Partnership Development


• Business Development