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Londonderry Animal Hospital
Middletown, Pennsylvania

Veterinarian - Medical Director

VeterinarianIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$140K - $180K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Salary: $140,000 - $180,000 per year + production
  • Sign on Bonus: Generous Sign-On Bonus Packages Available!
  • Location: 2164 E Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057

Londonderry Animal Hospital is hiring a full-time Medical Director Veterinarian to provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care to small animals.

What to Expect

  • A schedule that respects your time. We offer flexible scheduling options tailored to your availability, and you can count on leaving on time with no on-call or late-night expectations!
  • With an excellent staff to doctor ratio, you’ll have the support—and respect—you need to be excellent for our patients.
  • All the benefits you deserve—health, dental, vision, retirement—plus: generous CE allowances, 401(k), growth opportunities and all of your licenses and dues covered!
  • Paid time off. Catch your breath with paid holidays, generous PTO packages- giving you plenty of time to recharge!
  • Partnership opportunities through Veterinary Practice Partners (VPP), where more than 260 partners co-own practices across 185 locations. VPP offers unmatched support in operations, marketing, and finance, allowing you to focus on your passion for veterinary medicine.

Requirements

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or VMD degree from an accredited institution.
  • Valid veterinary license in the state of Pennsylvania

About Londonderry Animal Hospital

The professional and courteous staff at Londonderry Animal Hospital seeks to provide the best possible medical care, surgical care and dental care for their highly-valued patients. We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients. Londonderry Animal Hospital strives to offer excellence in veterinary care to all of their patients.

Providing our patients with high quality, compassionate medical care is our highest mission. We, the animal care professionals at Londonderry Animal Hospital, pledge to assist and support our clients in making informed decisions about animal health. We commit ourselves to lifelong learning and professional growth.

We are dedicated to establishing a culture that celebrates all forms of diversity and allows us to be an inclusive service provider in this community.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director Veterinarian will lead the clinical team to ensure high-quality patient and client care while establishing medical standards for the practice. Responsibilities also include overseeing medical records, implementing new clinical services, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

LeadershipCommunicationMedical SkillsSurgical SkillsClient ServiceTeam ManagementMentorshipStrategic PlanningBudgetingRevenue GrowthFinancial PerformanceCommunity InvolvementCollaboration

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$160k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $164k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 42 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 55% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$140k–$180kVeterinary Medicine median $140k (middle half $100k–$200k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$164k in purchasing powerPennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Pennsylvania134 active3,109 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% no call · 55% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusPennsylvania healthcare professional listings: 44% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 8% offer loan repayment220 active listings, Nov 2026
New Veterinary Medicine listings998 in the last 30 days506 the 30 days before (+97%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+3.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Veterinarian Jobs

9 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 8 employers
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$100k
4
$125k-150k
1
$155k
2
$180k
1
$200k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

9 jobs · 8 employers
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Higher = better work-life balance

#1

GP-Associate Veterinarian-Lincoln Hills Veterinary Hospital

Dvm Launch · Lincoln Hills, California

$140k-$200k
#2

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Pure Paws Veterinary Care · New York, New York

$160k-$180k
#3

Veterinarian

$160k-$180k
#4

Associate Veterinarian | Great Medicine. Good People. Your Kind of Place! | Animal Hospital of University Drive

$125k-$155k
+ 7 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Veterinary Medicine listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,095 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
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About Londonderry Animal Hospital

Accounting
Middletown, Pennsylvania

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
No on-call
Health, dental, vision insurance
Retirement plan (401k)
CE allowance
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Licenses and dues covered

Living in Middletown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$265k≈ 1.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,404/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.