Medical Director

Sage Veterinary Imaging; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Hybrid work model

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Sage Veterinary Imaging seeks a Medical Director to provide senior clinical leadership at our Spring, Texas practice. The role combines direct patient care with protected time for site leadership, DVM and intern development, and quality initiatives.

You will mentor clinicians, develop standards of care, lead M&M reviews, and collaborate with radiologists and operations to advance patient outcomes and diagnostic imaging.

Qualifications

• DVM or VMD license must be active or eligible in Texas.
• Five+ years of clinical veterinary experience.
• Leadership experience through mentoring, teaching, supervision, or program development.
• Strong clinical judgment and commitment to evidence-based medicine.
• Excellent communication, coaching, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to provide clear, constructive feedback and influence others through leadership.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across clinical, operational, and executive teams.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Willingness to travel between Sage locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as a general practitioner within Sage’s advanced diagnostic imaging environment.
• Lead Spring practice: medical direction, clinical priorities, and quality of care.
• Lead DVMs and interns with coaching, case reviews, and regular feedback.
• Develop clinical protocols, standards of care, and enterprise-wide quality initiatives.
• Oversee enterprise-wide morbidity and mortality reviews and translate findings into practice improvements.
• Collaborate with radiologists, specialists, technicians, and operational leaders to align priorities.
• Travel between Sage locations as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical judgement

Communication

Coaching

Collaboration

Relationship-building

Feedback

Influence

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD

Tools

MRI

CT

Ultrasound

Digital radiography

Job description

Lead Medicine. Develop Clinicians. Shape the Future.

At Sage Veterinary Imaging, exceptional medicine begins with strong clinical leadership.

As Medical Director, you will serve as the senior clinical leader for our Spring, Texas practice, providing direct medical leadership, clinical direction, and accountability at the site level.

Your impact will also extend across Sage Veterinary Imaging. You will lead the clinical development of Sage’s entire Practice Site Veterinarian team and its interns, providing enterprise-wide clinical guidance, mentorship, education, and support. You will promote consistent, evidence-based standards of care and lead Sage’s enterprise-wide morbidity and mortality review process.

You will work closely with the Hospital Manager, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Medical Director – Radiology, board-certified radiologists, and specialty clinicians. Together, you will ensure that clinical and operational priorities remain aligned while advancing veterinarian performance, medical quality, patient outcomes, and the delivery of specialty diagnostic imaging throughout the organization.

This is a working medical leadership position combining direct patient care with protected time for site leadership, enterprise-wide DVM and intern development, M&M reviews, quality improvement, protocol development, and organizational initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Provide Exceptional Patient Care

• Practice as a general practitioner within Sage’s advanced diagnostic imaging environment.
• Evaluate referred patients and develop appropriate diagnostic plans in collaboration with referring veterinarians, radiologists, and specialists.
• Oversee sedation, anesthesia, patient management, recovery, and discharge.
• Communicate clearly with pet owners and referring veterinarians regarding diagnostic recommendations, patient status, and next steps.
• Ensure each patient receives safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care.
• Maintain the referring veterinarian’s role as the patient’s primary care provider while providing focused diagnostic support.

Lead the Spring Practice

• Serve as the senior clinical leader for the Spring practice.
• Direct the practice’s clinical priorities, medical standards, and quality of care.
• Lead Spring’s DVMs and interns and provide guidance on complex or high-risk cases.
• Establish expectations for clinical decision-making, documentation, communication, and professional accountability.
• Address clinical performance concerns through feedback, coaching, and structured improvement plans.
• Partner with the Hospital Manager to align clinical priorities with staffing, workflow, capacity, and patient access.
• Support the implementation of new clinical services, technologies, and protocols.

Develop Sage’s DVMs and Interns

• Lead the clinical development of DVMs and interns across all Sage locations.
• Provide coaching, case-based mentorship, and regular feedback.
• Strengthen diagnostic reasoning, anesthesia planning, case management, communication, and clinical judgment.
• Lead rounds, case reviews, and educational initiatives.
• Guide the clinical onboarding and development of newly hired veterinarians.
• Establish development priorities, monitor progress, and identify future clinical leaders.
• Partner with Sage’s medical and educational leaders to oversee intern development.

Provide Enterprise-Wide Clinical Guidance

• Serve as a clinical resource for Sage’s DVMs and interns.
• Provide guidance on diagnostic planning, anesthesia, patient management, complex cases, and standards of care.
• Develop and reinforce evidence-based clinical protocols and expectations.
• Promote consistency in clinical decision-making, documentation, case management, and communication.
• Facilitate collaboration among DVMs, interns, radiologists, specialists, technicians, and operational leaders.
• Escalate matters involving specialist interpretation, significant clinical risk, or organizational medical policy to the appropriate medical leader.

Lead Enterprise-Wide M&M Reviews

• Lead a consistent, structured morbidity and mortality review process across Sage.
• Ensure appropriate cases are reviewed objectively and constructively.
• Identify clinical risks, trends, educational needs, and improvement opportunities.
• Translate findings into clinician feedback, education, protocol changes, and process improvements.
• Assign and monitor follow-up actions.
• Share relevant lessons across locations to support organizational learning.
• Collaborate with the Chief Medical Director – Radiology and other leaders when cases involve specialty care or broader organizational risk.

Advance Clinical Quality

• Monitor clinical quality, adverse events, patient outcomes, and relevant performance trends.
• Use findings to guide coaching, education, protocols, and quality-improvement efforts.
• Promote consistent standards of care across Sage practices.
• Partner with the Chief Medical Director – Radiology, Chief Operating Officer, Hospital Managers, and clinical teams to improve patient care and service delivery.

Scope of Leadership

Clinical practice: Provides direct patient care as a general practitioner within Sage’s advanced specialty imaging environment.

Spring practice: Serves as the senior clinical leader responsible for medical direction, clinical accountability, and partnership with the Hospital Manager.

• Enterprise-wide: Leads DVM and intern development, provides clinical guidance, oversees M&M reviews, and advances consistent standards of care across Sage Veterinary Imaging.

This Role May Be a Great Fit If You...

• Are passionate about developing exceptional veterinarians through coaching, mentorship, and constructive feedback.
• Believe collaboration, consistency, and evidence-based medicine lead to better patient outcomes.
• Enjoy solving complex clinical cases while improving the systems that support great medicine.
• Value accountability, continuous learning, and quality improvement.
• Are comfortable using clinical performance data to guide development and improve care.
• Thrive working across disciplines, partnering with operational and clinical leaders to achieve shared goals.
• Want your influence to extend beyond the patients you personally see by shaping clinicians, standards, and the future of veterinary medicine.
• Are excited to collaborate with world‑class radiologists and specialists while helping build one of North America's premier specialty diagnostic imaging organizations.

Who Thrives Here

The best veterinarians at Sage Veterinary Imaging are passionate about practicing exceptional medicine and being part of a team committed to doing things the right way. They value collaboration over ego, professionalism over drama, and patient care above everything else.

You'll likely thrive here if you:

• Want to be part of a team delivering premier patient care through advanced diagnostic imaging.
• Enjoy solving complex cases alongside board-certified radiologists and imaging specialists.
• Take pride in precision, preparation, and clinical excellence.
• Value respectful communication, accountability, and collaboration.
• Believe the best outcomes come from supporting one another.
• Leave unnecessary drama, gossip, and negativity at the door.
• Enjoy mentoring interns and helping colleagues continue to grow.
• Want to work alongside professionals who challenge and inspire each other to continually improve.
• Are committed to treating every patient, client, referring veterinarian, and teammate with professionalism, kindness, and respect.

Qualifications

Required

• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD) degree.
• Eligible for or currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Texas, or able to obtain licensure.
• Five or more years of clinical veterinary experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience through mentoring, teaching, supervision, or clinical program development.
• Strong clinical judgment and commitment to evidence-based medicine.
• Excellent communication, coaching, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to provide clear, constructive feedback and influence others through leadership.
• Ability to build trusted relationships across clinical, operational, and executive teams.
• Demonstrated professionalism, accountability, sound judgment, and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze clinical performance data and translate insights into meaningful improvement.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Willingness to travel between Sage locations as needed.

Preferred

• Desire to learn advanced diagnostic imaging, including MRI, CT, ultrasound, and digital radiography.
• Experience developing clinical protocols, standards of care, or quality improvement initiatives.
• Experience mentoring veterinarians, interns, or multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Experience collaborating with board-certified specialists or leading across multiple practice locations.
• Experience in clinical education, continuing education, or the development of new clinical services.

Professional Growth & Development

As Medical Director, you'll continue to grow as both a clinician and a leader while helping shape the future of specialty veterinary medicine.

You’ll have opportunities to:

• Collaborate with board-certified radiologists and some of the world's leading cross-sectional and neuroimaging specialists.
• Expand your expertise in advanced diagnostic imaging and specialty medicine.
• Lead clinical quality, protocol development, and veterinarian education initiatives.
• Help shape onboarding, mentorship, and professional development programs.
• Contribute to new clinical services, organizational strategy, and the growth of Sage Veterinary Academy.
• Play a key role in building one of North America's premier specialty diagnostic imaging organizations.

Work Environment

This is a full-time clinical leadership position based primarily at our Spring, Texas practice.

The role includes:

• Regular on-site clinical and leadership presence.
• Direct patient care combined with protected administrative time for mentorship, quality improvement, protocol development, and organizational initiatives.
• Collaboration with veterinarians, radiologists, and leaders across Sage Veterinary Imaging.
• Participation in leadership meetings, case reviews, and educational activities.
• Occasional travel between Sage locations.
• Following successful onboarding, eligibility for one remote workday per week dedicated to focused clinical leadership activities, while remaining available to support the practice and organization.

Benefits

Sage Veterinary Imaging offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including:

• Annual base salary plus performance incentive opportunities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Employee pet care discount.
• Fifteen days of paid time off, plus paid company holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Relocation assistance (must relocate prior to start date).
• Continuing education allowance and paid CE time.
• Leadership development and ongoing clinical education opportunities.
• Collaboration with world‑class radiologists and internationally recognized imaging specialists.
• Hybrid work model, including eligibility for one remote workday per week following successful onboarding and demonstrated proficiency.

Join Sage Veterinary Imaging

At Sage Veterinary Imaging, we're redefining specialty diagnostic imaging through advanced technology, collaborative medicine, and an unwavering commitment to clinical excellence.

Our practices are purpose-built for high-quality diagnostic care, bringing together veterinarians, board-certified radiologists, imaging professionals, technicians, and specialty clinicians in a collaborative environment that values education, innovation, and continuous improvement.

As Medical Director, you'll lead the clinical direction of our Spring practice while helping elevate medical quality, develop exceptional veterinarians, and promote consistent standards of care across the organization. Your influence will extend well beyond the patients you personally treat—shaping clinicians, advancing quality, and helping define how specialty diagnostic medicine is practiced at Sage.

Working alongside the Hospital Manager, Chief Medical Director – Radiology, Chief Operating Officer, and executive leadership, you'll help ensure clinical excellence and operational excellence work seamlessly together in support of exceptional care for patients, clients, and referring veterinarians.

If you're an experienced veterinarian who is passionate about developing people, advancing clinical quality, and building something exceptional, we'd love to meet you.