Vice President of Medicine

American Veterinary Group

Vice President of Medicine leading clinical and operational oversight for UrgentVet’s animal hospitals. Driving medical standards and quality across a network of 90+ urgent care locations.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

**Scope of Position******The Vice President of Medicine – UrgentVet provides enterprise level clinical and operational leadership for UrgentVet’s expanding national network of 90+ urgent care animal hospitals operating across multiple states. This role is responsible for setting, scaling, and sustaining medical standards, ensuring clinical quality, and driving consistent delivery of urgent care services as the organization continues to grow.****As a senior clinical executive, the VP of Medicine partners closely with Operations, Talent Relations, HR, Finance, and executive leadership to balance clinical excellence with hospital performance, growth, and scalability across a rapidly expanding platform. This role directly leads and develops a team of Regional Medical Directors and serves as the primary liaison between clinical teams and corporate leadership for the UrgentVet brand.****

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualifications – Education, Training, and Experience
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- Multiple active veterinary licenses in applicable state(s)
- Maintain, obtain, and oversee veterinarian licensure and regulatory credentials including but not limited to state professional licenses, DEA registration, controlled substance registrations, premise permits, and any other required licenses or permits across all regions of responsibility, ensuring personal, hospital, and company compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
- Minimum of 8 years of clinical veterinary experience with progressive leadership responsibility
- Minimum of 3 years of senior clinical and operational leadership experience within a corporate veterinary group, with direct responsibility for overseeing multi-site operations across a minimum of 15 animal hospitals, spanning multiple states
- Prior leadership experience in urgent care is preferred; experience in emergency and general practice hospital settings will also be considered.
- Proven experience leading and developing clinical leaders in a scaled, growth oriented environment
- Strong understanding of urgent care workflows, extended hours models, and high acuity decision making
- Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with operations and executive leadership in a corporate setting
- Strong financial and operational acumen related to hospital performance and clinical scalability
- Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship building skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet
- Ability to travel as needed to support hospital visits, leadership meetings, and industry engagement

Benefits

Comp & perks

**Competencies:****An inspiring and decisive clinical executive with the ability to lead at scale. Demonstrates sound judgment, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to balance medical excellence with operational realities in a rapidly expanding organization. Skilled at aligning diverse stakeholders, driving accountability, and advancing veterinary medicine within a corporate urgent care model.****Equal Employment Opportunity Statement******American Veterinary Group and UrgentVet are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. We also provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage candidates who may require accommodation during the application or interview process to notify us.****

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Hard Skills & Tools

Doctor of Veterinary Medicineveterinary licensesclinical veterinary experiencesenior clinical leadershipmulti-site operationsurgent care workflowshigh acuity decision makingfinancial acumenoperational acumenclinical scalability

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationrelationship buildingpartneringteam developmentorganizational skillsstrategic thinkingcollaborationproblem solvingadaptability

Certifications

veterinarian licensureDEA registrationcontrolled substance registrationspremise permits