Chief Veterinary Medical Officer

AAVMP; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Annual performance bonus

Equity opportunity

Job summary

Innovetive Petcare is seeking a Chief Veterinary Medical Officer in Austin, TX. You will lead medical excellence, mentor leaders, and drive technology adoption across hospitals while preserving clinical autonomy.

The role requires a DVM/VMD and 10+ years of clinical experience, with proven multi-site leadership and strong communication. You will shape strategic direction, partner with executives, and elevate veterinary practice nationwide.

Qualifications

• DVM or VMD license in good standing.
• 10+ years of veterinary clinical experience.
• Multi-site leadership experience.
• Experience as a Practice Owner, Medical Director, or senior veterinary leader.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Advance medical excellence and veterinarian engagement across hospitals.
• Develop leaders and mentorship programs for veterinary staff.
• Champion technology adoption, data use, and workflow improvements.
• Preserve medical autonomy while aligning with organizational strategy.
• Collaborate with Medical Directors, Practice Managers, and executives.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Change leadership

Education

DVM/VMD degree

Job description

Chief Veterinary Medical Officer

Department: Veterinarians

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Austin, Texas

Description

Chief Medical Officer - Veterinary Medicine & Clinical Excellence

Shape the future of veterinary medicine without losing sight of the people practicing it.

At Innovetive Petcare, we believe the best veterinary organizations are built by supporting great doctors, developing great leaders, embracing innovation, and giving hospitals the tools they need to thrive—without losing what makes each practice unique.

We are seeking a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) who shares that philosophy and wants the opportunity to make a visible, meaningful impact.

We are large enough to provide meaningful resources, investment, technology, and development opportunities—but still at a scale where our CMO can know our doctors, understand our hospitals, and personally influence the direction of the organization.

We believe growth should be responsible and intentional. Our goal is not to acquire practices as quickly as possible. Success for us is growing thoughtfully while taking great care of the hospitals already entrusted to us, the clients and pets they serve, and the team members who make that care possible.

For the right veterinary leader, that creates an uncommon opportunity: the ability to genuinely shape what comes next.

The Opportunity

As our senior veterinary leader, the CMO will advance medical excellence, veterinarian engagement, leadership development, technology adoption, and the long-term strength of our veterinary community.

We strongly believe in preserving the medical autonomy of our hospitals. The CMO is not here to dictate medicine or impose a single way of practicing. Instead, you will build relationships, share expertise, develop leaders, introduce new ideas, and help our doctors and hospitals become even stronger.

Success requires both credibility as a veterinarian and influence as a leader.

We are looking for someone who sees potential in people and is passionate about creating meaningful career growth for veterinarians. You will help doctors build on their strengths, develop new skills, explore leadership opportunities, and envision what's next in their careers. Along the way, you'll identify and develop future Medical Directors and veterinary leaders—building a strong leadership bench by investing in the growth of our doctors.

This is about more than filling future openings. It is about building a stronger veterinary leadership community.

We are looking for a CMO who is genuinely energized by technology and curious about where veterinary medicine is going.

From AI and clinical documentation to diagnostics, communication platforms, practice management technology, and workflow automation, you'll explore how emerging technologies can improve the veterinarian, team, and client experience.

More importantly, you'll help others see the possibilities—translating technology into practical solutions for real clinical and operational challenges and bringing others along as veterinary medicine evolves.

Relationships are central to this role. You'll maintain a visible presence across Innovetive hospitals, spending time in practices, listening to doctors, understanding local dynamics, and remaining connected to clinical practice.

You’ll be a trusted resource when hospitals encounter difficult medical, leadership, regulatory, or operational challenges and a partner to veterinarians, Medical Directors, Practice Managers, and operational leaders.

As a member of Innovetive's senior leadership team, you'll bring the veterinary perspective into organizational decision-making—partnering across functions and contributing to strategy, investments, acquisitions, technology, and growth.

Who We're Looking For

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM or VMD) degree and active veterinary license in good standing.
• 10+ years of veterinary clinical experience.
• Multi-site leadership experience
• Previous experience as a Practice Owner, Medical Director, Regional Medical Director, or other senior veterinary leader.
• Demonstrated success assessing, mentoring, and developing veterinarians and veterinary leaders.
• Strong understanding of veterinary operations, staffing, financial performance, and hospital leadership.
• Genuine enthusiasm for technology, innovation, and advancing how veterinary medicine is practiced.
• Exceptional communication, coaching, relationship-building, and change-leadership skills.
• Location: Austin, TX preferred. At a minimum must live near a major airport within our hospital regions, such as Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte or Miami

What Success Looks Like

We will know our CMO is successful when our veterinarians trust their medical leadership, our Medical Directors are stronger, our leadership bench continues to deepen, useful technologies are embraced rather than merely implemented, and our hospitals feel both supported by Innovetive and empowered to succeed.

If you are energized by the opportunity to develop veterinary leaders, champion innovation, influence the future of a growing organization, and remain personally connected to the doctors doing the work every day, we'd love to meet you.

Compensation

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the future of veterinary medicine while being rewarded for your leadership and contributions. Our Chief Medical Officer compensation package is designed to recognize the scope and impact of this executive leadership role and includes:

• Competitive compensation
• Sign-on bonus to support your transition into the role
• Relocation assistance available, if needed
• Annual performance bonus tied to organizational and individual impact
• Equity opportunity, providing the potential to share in the long-term growth and success of the organization

If you're an experienced veterinarian, veterinary medical leader, or veterinary executive ready to influence clinical excellence at a national level, this is an opportunity to pair meaningful professional impact with a highly competitive total rewards package.