Overview
Veterinarian – Medical Director Jobs in Chicago, IL at Global Veterinary Careers
Ready to step into a leadership role where you can shape culture, mentor a talented team, and still practise high-quality medicine?
Global Veterinary Careers is supporting a forward-thinking small animal hospital in Chicago as they look to appoint a Medical Director to lead and develop their clinical team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced veterinarian who enjoys collaboration, clinical autonomy, and helping others grow.
You will be joining a welcoming, multi-doctor hospital with a strong support structure, varied caseload, and the freedom to make a genuine impact.
Why This Role?
This is more than a title. As Medical Director, you will have the opportunity to guide medical standards, support a 3-DVM team, influence hospital growth, and help create an environment where both people and pets thrive.
You will benefit from:
- Leadership of an established 3-DVM team
- Supportive independent hospital environment
- Highly trained paraprofessional staff
- Collaborative, inclusive culture
- Strong clinical autonomy
- Opportunity to mentor veterinarians and support team development
- Varied small animal caseload
- Development opportunities across leadership, medicine, dentistry, and surgery
The Hospital
The hospital is a well-equipped small animal practice with a collaborative multi-doctor team and experienced support staff. The team is proud of its welcoming culture, high standards of patient care, and commitment to delivering a positive experience for both clients and pets.
Equipment and Facilities
The hospital offers robust facilities to support high-quality GP medicine, surgery, and dentistry, including:
- Spacious examination and consultation rooms
- Dentistry instruments and equipment
- Surgical instruments
- Digital radiology
- X-ray
- Ultrasound
- Diagnostic capability
- Well-supported treatment and clinical areas
The Role
This is a full-time Medical Director position combining clinical practice with leadership responsibilities.
You will be involved in:
- Leading and mentoring a 3-DVM team
- Supporting clinical standards and best practice
- Helping develop hospital culture and team performance
- Dentistry
- Surgery, including spays and neuters
- Wellness and preventative care
- Diagnostics
- Internal medicine
- Client communication and case management
The Caseload
You will see a varied small animal general practice caseload, including wellness, preventative medicine, dentistry, surgery, diagnostics, internal medicine, and routine GP cases.
The Location
Chicago offers access to one of America’s most exciting cities while providing a strong local community feel. Chicago is known for its bold architecture, lakefront lifestyle, music scene, food culture, museums, green spaces, and diverse neighborhoods.
Whether you enjoy exploring restaurants, catching live music, visiting galleries, spending time by Lake Michigan, or making the most of city life on your days off, Chicago offers plenty to enjoy outside of work.
Compensation and Benefits
For the right candidate, depending on experience, the hospital offers:
- Competitive salary with stipend
- Sign-on bonus
- 401(k) with company match
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Paid sick days
- CE allowance
- Development opportunities in leadership, medicine, dentistry, and surgery
- Additional benefits available
Requirements
To be considered for this position, you must have:
- DVM or VMD degree, or equivalent, from an AVMA-accredited university
- NAVLE
- ECFVG or PAVE certification if you attended a non-AVMA accredited university
- Active state veterinary license, or ability to obtain
- DEA and USDA accreditation, or ability to obtain once hired
- Proficient general medicine, dental, and surgical experience
- Strong communication and leadership skills
About Global Veterinary Careers
This role is advertised by Global Veterinary Careers, who operate as an employment business and employment agency. We support veterinarians across general practice, emergency, specialty, and leadership roles worldwide.
Next Steps
Ready to lead a great team and make your mark in Chicago?
Apply now to learn more about this Medical Director Veterinarian opportunity.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $120,000.00 – $200,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
License/Certification:
- NAVLE (Required)
- Veterinary Medicine Degree? (Required)
Work Location: In person
Title: Veterinarian – Medical Director
Company: Global Veterinary Careers
Location: Chicago, IL
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