Veterinarian - Medical Director
Listed compensation
$140K - $180K
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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.
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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
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 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · above average in veterinary medicine | ranked against 3,422 Veterinary Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $140k–$180k | Veterinary Medicine median $140k (middle half $100k–$200k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$164k in purchasing power | Pennsylvania index 97.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in Pennsylvania | 146 active | 3,435 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 80% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Pennsylvania healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 39% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 10% offer loan repayment208 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 1,256 in the last 30 days | 520 the 30 days before (+142%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +5.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Veterinarian - Medical Director at Veterinary Practice Partners a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,422 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.
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