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Alliance Animal Health
Carbondale, Illinois

Regional Veterinarian Medical Director

VeterinarianFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Company Description
  • Full-Time
  • Partnership Opportunities at Both Practices
  • $80,000 Sign-On Bonus
  • Medical Leadership

Alliance Animal Health is a fast-growing veterinary organization that operates as a business partner to veterinary practices across the U.S. We make it easier for our practices by providing business solutions, talent acquisition, marketing, human resources, finance, and operational support. This enables our veterinarians to maintain their passion for medicine and focus on providing incredible care for animals.

Our Core Values are quite literally written with PETS in mind: Passion, Engagement, Trust, and Service.

We trust our doctor partners with the decision-making skills to choose what’s best for their practices while customizing the support around them. Our veterinarians maintain medical autonomy, allowing each of our hospitals to preserve the culture and individuality that make them unique.

Job Description

We’re seeking an experienced Regional Medical Director to provide medical leadership and clinical support to two of our Southern Illinois practices:

  • Lakeside Veterinary Hospital – Carbondale, IL
  • Central Hospital for Animals – Herrin, IL

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an experienced veterinarian who wants to continue practicing medicine while taking on a larger role in mentoring doctors, strengthening clinical teams, and helping shape the future of both hospitals.

The Regional Medical Director will partner closely with hospital and regional leadership to support medical excellence, doctor development, and continued growth across both practices.

For the right veterinarian, this opportunity also includes a pathway to partnership/ownership at both hospitals, offering the ability to make a long-term impact while sharing in the success of the practices.

  • What You’ll Do
  • Provide medical leadership and support across both hospital teams
  • Continue practicing clinical medicine while serving as a trusted resource for fellow veterinarians
  • Mentor and develop associate veterinarians, including early-career DVMs
  • Support clinical growth in areas such as surgery, diagnostics, case management, and overall quality of medicine
  • Partner with practice and regional leadership to identify opportunities for continued hospital growth
  • Foster a collaborative, positive, and high-performing culture
  • Help drive consistency in quality of care while respecting the individuality and medical autonomy of each hospital
  • Support doctor engagement, development, and retention across both practices

What We Offer

  • Partnership/Ownership Opportunities at Both Practices
  • Additional Medical Director compensation may apply
  • Production-based earning potential
  • Flexible scheduling

Medical Autonomy

  • Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, liability coverage, 401(k), life and supplemental insurance
  • Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Personal pet care discounts
  • DVM Mentor Network
  • Paid CE allowance and professional dues

Qualifications

  • Current Illinois veterinary license or ability to obtain
  • 5+ years of clinical experience as a veterinarian preferred
  • Strong clinical and surgical skills with confidence in general practice medicine
  • Previous leadership or mentorship experience strongly preferred
  • Natural leader who enjoys teaching, coaching, and developing other veterinarians
  • Highly organized with the ability to balance clinical and leadership responsibilities
  • Collaborative approach to working with both medical and operational leadership
  • Interest in long-term partnership and helping grow two established veterinary practices

Additional Information

This is an exciting opportunity for a veterinarian who is ready to take the next step in their career - combining clinical medicine, leadership, mentorship, and ownership while supporting two established practices in Southern Illinois.

We Are a DRUG-Free, Smoke-Free, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin.

Compensation is around $160,000, with flexibility based on experience, qualifications, schedule, and compensation structure. Compensation is subject to change based on the applicable candidate.

For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job, and more, please visit the Alliance Animal Health Additional Job Description Details page.

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical leadership and clinical support across two Southern Illinois veterinary practices while continuing to practice medicine. Mentor and develop veterinarians, strengthen clinical quality and team culture, and partner with hospital and regional leadership to support growth and doctor engagement.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Veterinary MedicineClinical PracticeVeterinarian MentorshipTeam LeadershipDoctor RetentionCollaboration

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 74% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedVeterinary Medicine median $137k (middle half $123k–$170k)15 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingIllinois index 100.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in Illinois148 active3,111 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 74% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$160k sign-onIllinois healthcare professional listings: 38% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 13% offer loan repayment196 active listings, Oct 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+1.0% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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4
<$135k
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$135k-160k
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$160k-185k
3
$185k-210k
1
$224k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

19 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
Sign-on bonus
47% this job
CME allowance
47% this job
Relocation assistance
32%
Loan repayment
16%

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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

Partnership/Ownership Opportunities
Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Liability Coverage
401(k)
Life Insurance
Supplemental Insurance

Living in Carbondale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$156k
Typical market rent
$673/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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