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Veterinary Practice Partners
Middletown, Pennsylvania

Veterinarian - Medical Director

Veterinarian Above average in Veterinary MedicineFull-Time

Listed compensation

$140K - $180K

Listing transparency3 of 6 stated

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage and nights and shift pattern.

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo 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.

#DVMPREM

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

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 2,957 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc.

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

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401k / retirement match
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Work-life snapshot

6.9/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Veterinary Medicine

  • Includes call

Living in Middletown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$267k
Typical market rent
$1,427/mo
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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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

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About Veterinary Practice Partners

Veterinary Services
Centreville, Virginia
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible scheduling
No on-call
No late nights
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement plan
CE allowance