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Alliance Animal Health
St. Louis, Missouri

Veterinarian Medical Director

VeterinarianFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Company Description

Are you a compassionate, skilled veterinarian passionate about feline care? Join St. Louis Cat Clinic, a well-established, progressive, multi-doctor feline general practice dedicated to providing exceptional, comprehensive feline-friendly medicine.

About Us

St. Louis Cat Clinic offers a full spectrum of services tailored specifically to cats, including Preventative Care, Surgery, Dentistry, Digital Full Body & Dental Radiology, Ultrasonography, and more. Our team is committed to a collaborative, supportive environment where medical autonomy and compassionate care thrive.

Job Description

Who We’re Looking For

  • Full-time or part-time veterinarians
  • Strong communicators who are team-oriented and compassionate
  • Those eager to practice feline medicine with true medical autonomy

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation packages with custom candidate offers
  • Strong production bonus potential!
  • Relocation assistance & student loan repayment support
  • Flexible scheduling promoting work-life balance

Comprehensive Benefits Including

  • 100% employer-paid medical premiums
  • Liability coverage
  • Paid licensing, fees, dues (including DEA)
  • Continuing education allowance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • VIN membership
  • Optional Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, PTO, 401(k) with company match

Pet Care Discounts

  • Extremely generous signing bonuses – let’s chat about the details!
  • Paid parental leave because family matters

Why St. Louis?

St. Louis is a vibrant city with rich architecture and culture. Explore historic sites, world-class museums, theaters, and some of the nation’s best dining. Enjoy iconic attractions like the Gateway Arch, St. Louis Zoo, Botanical Gardens, Cathedral Basilica, or catch a thrilling baseball game at Busch Stadium. Living here offers a unique blend of city life with welcoming Midwestern charm.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree or equivalent from an accredited university
  • Current DEA license or ability to obtain upon hire
  • Active veterinary state license
  • Experienced or new graduates welcome to apply!
  • Additional Information

We Are a DRUG-Free & Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company Policy Forbids Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Marital Status, Sexual Orientation or National Origin.

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

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive, feline-friendly medical care including surgery, dentistry, and diagnostic imaging. Collaborate with a multi-doctor team to maintain high standards of clinical practice and patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Digital radiologyTeamwork

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 70% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedVeterinary Medicine median $173k (middle half $160k–$180k)16 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Missouri80 active3,111 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 70% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentMissouri healthcare professional listings: 33% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 15% offer loan repayment101 active listings, Oct 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+1.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Alliance Animal Health#10 of 12 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 15 employers
6
<$150k
8
$150k-180k
5
$180k-210k
1
$224k
2
$258k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
55% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Relocation assistance
41% this job
Loan repayment
18% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Veterinarian

Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital - Wildwood · Wildwood, Missouri

$115k-$258k
#2

Veterinarian

Veterinary Practice Partners · Wildwood, Missouri

$115k-$258k
#3

Hospital Medical Leader- Veterinarian

$140k-$224k
#4

Associate Veterinarian

$96k-$203k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,079 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation with production bonus potential
Extremely generous signing bonuses
Relocation assistance
Student loan repayment support
100% employer-paid medical premiums
Liability coverage
Paid licensing, fees, dues (including DEA)
Continuing education allowance

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$255k
Typical market rent
$1,292/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.