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Sploot Veterinary Care
Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Clinic Medical Director

Veterinary Medicine Top 10% in Veterinary MedicineNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$150k-$180k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
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Job Description

  • ability, and professional memberships Sploot is an equal opportunity employer and practices continuous hiring in accordance with Colorado state law. We welcome applications year-round and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. #LI-Onsite

Key Responsibilities

The Clinic Medical Director will lead and mentor a high-performing veterinary team while setting clinical standards and ensuring top-tier patient care. They will also oversee quality assurance, implement protocols, and contribute to the strategic growth of the clinic's care model.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a DVM/VMD degree with a valid Colorado license and possess at least 5 years of clinical experience. Strong leadership, mentorship, and organizational skills are required to drive clinic culture and operational success.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineClinical leadershipTeam mentorshipStrategic planningUrgent careWellness carePatient triageProtocol implementationSurgeryDentistryTeam buildingDecision makingClinical operations

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinic Medical Director at Sploot Veterinary Care a 7.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 91 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Veterinary Medicine — Physician Career Context

In Colorado, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$301k (173 salary observations; 311 listings), vs ~$298k nationally (4,115 salary observations; 10,188 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$165k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $160k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-life snapshot

7.8/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 10% in Veterinary Medicine

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Sploot Veterinary Care

Veterinary Services
Denver, Colorado
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on Bonus
Relocation Bonus
Unlimited CE + $2,000 Annual Travel Reimbursement
Employee Pet Benefits
100% Employer-Paid Medical Insurance
401(k) with 4% Match
Generous PTO
Up to 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave