Veterinary Medical Director - Flexible 4-Day Week Leader

AzVMA; Windham (NH); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Relocation assistance

Student loan repayment program

Full benefits

Paid CE + professional dues

Future ownership opportunities

Advanced equipment: digital radiology,

Specialist support

Job summary

Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital in Windham, NH, a 2024 AAHA Practice of the Year, seeks a Veterinary Medical Director for a four-day workweek, Monday–Friday, with no weekends. This full-time leadership role offers the opportunity to guide clinical direction, mentor staff, and maintain high-quality patient care in a supportive AAHA-accredited hospital.

You will oversee three teams, mentor clinicians, perform surgeries and exams, and lead weekly rounds while ensuring time is protected and care

Qualifications

• 7+ years clinical experience with strong medical leadership
• Outstanding diagnostician with complex case management
• Comfortable with emergency medicine
• Natural mentor who enjoys teaching
• Exceptional client communication skills
• Operational mindset for running high-touch practices
• Surgery welcome but not required
• Avian/exotic experience a plus, open mind required

Responsibilities

• See appointments, perform surgery and dentals, practice at the top of license
• Mentor newer veterinarians and lead weekly hospital rounds
• Collaborate across Customer Experience, Technicians, and Veterinary Assistants teams

Skills

Diagnostician

Mentor/Leadership

Client communication

Operational mindset

Emergency medicine

Team coordination

Education

DVM/VMD from accredited institution

NH veterinary license or eligibility

Job description

Company Description

CANOBIE LAKE VETERINARY HOSPITAL

Windham, NH • 2024 AAHA Practice of the Year • AAHA Accredited 20 Years

Veterinarian, Medical Director

Full-Time • 4 Days/Week • Monday–Friday Only • No Weekends

You’re an exceptional diagnostician, a natural mentor, and a veterinarian who lights up the room. You’re looking to take the next step into a Medical Director role where your leadership matters, your time is respected, and you can walk out on time at the end of the day. At Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital in Windham, New Hampshire, you’ll have the opportunity to do exactly that in a well-supported, AAHA-accredited hospital.

Who We Are

Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital is a 20-year AAHA-accredited small animal and exotics general practice and the 2024 AAHA Practice of the Year. We operate on Conscious Care®—a trademarked culture-centered approach that prioritizes compassion for self, team, clients, patients, and community. We’re

We are partnered with Alliance Animal Health while maintaining strong local leadership. Our owner, a 28-year veterinary practice veteran, mom of three, and professional and active leader in the hospital, is deeply invested in building a supportive, high-performing team and is ready to hand the reins to the right Veterinarian as Medical Director.

Job Description

The Role

Three days per week you see appointments, perform surgery and dentals, and practice at the top of your license. One day per week is yours to mentor newer veterinarians and lead our weekly two-hour hospital rounds. You work across all three teams—Customer Experience (CET), Technicians (TT), and Veterinary Assistants (VA)—fostering the collaboration that makes top-notch care possible.

We Protect Your Time

• Personal assistant checks in/out all your appointments and monitors your task lists
• You do doctor things: exams, diagnostics, treatment plans, surgery, dentals
• We stay on schedule so you walk out on time, every time
• Monday–Friday only. Your weekends are always yours.
• Four 10-hour days. Schedule T–F or M–Th—always a 3-day weekend
• Hospital closes 2 hrs/week for rounds and training that you lead

Qualifications

Who You Are

• 7+ years clinical experience, deeply confident in your medicine
• Outstanding diagnostician who loves a complex case
• Comfortable with emergency medicine
• Natural mentor who lights up when teaching others
• Exceptional client communicator
• Operational mindset—you understand how high-touch practices run
• Surgery welcome, not required
• Avian/exotic experience a plus; open mind is the only requirement

Live in New Hampshire:

40 min to Boston • 45 min to the beaches • 45 min to ski mountains • No income or sales tax

New Hampshire is consistently ranked among the top 3 best states to live in the U.S., frequently securing the #2 spot overall in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings for 2024 and 2025. It is lauded for its high quality of life, often ranking #1 in safety (crime and corrections), top-tier education, and economic opportunity.

From summer lakes to fall foliage, winter skiing, and spring blooms, New Hampshire offers year-round beauty and a place you’ll love to call home.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation + sign-on bonus + relocation assistance
• Student loan repayment program
• Full benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, liability, 401(k), EAP, pet discounts
• Paid CE + professional dues
• Future ownership opportunities
• Advanced equipment: digital rads, dental rads, laser, ultrasound, full in-house lab
• Specialist support: boarded surgeon, cardiologist, two traveling internists

Qualifications

• DVM/VMD from an accredited institution
• NH veterinary license (or eligibility to obtain)
• 7+ years clinical experience
• DEA license & USDA accreditation preferred, not required

Additional Information

You’ve spent years growing into the kind of veterinarian and leader that great animal hospitals look for. At Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital, we’re ready to support your next step as a Medical Director and invest in your long-term success.

Apply today at canobievet.com

Drug-free • Smoke-free • Equal Opportunity Employer | Discrimination prohibited by company policy and federal & state law.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.

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