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Medical Director

VeterinarianNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Medical Director
  • GoodNeighbor Animal Hospital
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Opening March 2027

Full-Time | Small Animal Practice

Sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, student loan repayment support, Medical Director stipend, and long-term incentive opportunities available.

Help Build the Neighborhood Animal Health Team Phoenix Deserves

At GoodNeighbor Animal Hospital, we're building a neighborhood-centered animal hospital designed around a simple belief: when veterinary teams thrive, pets and families receive better care.

As we prepare to open our first Phoenix hospital in March 2027, we're seeking a Medical Director who wants to build something meaningful from day one. This is an opportunity to shape the culture, mentor a growing team, establish medical standards, and create a hospital that becomes a trusted part of the community.

This role is ideal for a veterinarian who believes strong medicine, strong leadership, and a great life outside of work should exist together.

Why This Opportunity Is Different

As the founding Medical Director, you'll have the opportunity to:

  • Establish medical protocols and standards
  • Partner in designing workflows and hospital operations
  • Mentor and develop future veterinary talent
  • Shape the client and team experience from day one
  • Build a collaborative, accountable, and positive hospital culture
  • Influence the long-term direction of a growing organization
  • Help create the model for future GoodNeighbor hospitals

Your leadership will directly impact the success of the hospital, the well-being of the team, and the quality of care delivered to Phoenix's pet families.

The Role

As Medical Director, You Will

  • Deliver comprehensive medical, surgical, and preventive care
  • Lead by example in providing high-quality, evidence-based medicine
  • Support, mentor, and develop associate veterinarians and support staff
  • Ensure consistency in medical standards and patient care
  • Partner with hospital leadership to drive growth and operational excellence
  • Foster a culture of learning, accountability, and teamwork
  • Build meaningful, lasting relationships with clients and the community
  • Help create a hospital where both patients and team members thrive

We're looking for a veterinarian who enjoys leadership, values mentorship, and wants to play a meaningful role in building a lasting organization.

Schedule Designed for Balance

We believe great leadership requires balance, which is why our doctors work:

  • 4 clinical days per week
  • Only 1 Saturday every 4 weeks
  • Predictable rotating schedules
  • Dedicated leadership time as the hospital grows
  • A fair and sustainable system that allows time for family, hobbies, travel, and recovery

Benefits for You

  • Competitive base salary and transparent production compensation model
  • Medical Director stipend
  • Long-term incentive opportunity
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Relocation assistance
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program and mental health support
  • Continuing education allowance
  • Licensing, DEA, and professional membership reimbursement
  • Leadership development and executive mentorship
  • Opportunities for future multi-site and regional leadership roles
  • No non-compete agreement

Pet Benefits

We care for the pets of the people who care for ours. Each employee receives coverage for two personal pets, including:

  • Examinations
  • Routine diagnostics
  • Vaccinations
  • Parasite prevention
  • Heartworm prevention
  • Purina maintenance diet

Neighbor in Need Fund

Every GoodNeighbor veterinarian receives a $2,500 annual "Neighbor in Need" stipend to help clients access care when finances become a barrier.

No committee, no barriers, no guilt, just trust in your professional judgment to help pets receive the care they need.

Practice Where You Belong

If you're looking for the opportunity to lead, mentor, and build a hospital from the ground up while practicing exceptional medicine in a supportive environment, we invite you to join us.

Strong medicine should feel human. Honest guidance should feel clear. A veterinary career should still leave room for a life.

Apply today and help us build the animal health team every neighborhood deserves.

Key Responsibilities

The Medical Director will establish medical standards, design workflows, and mentor the veterinary team to ensure high-quality patient care. They will also partner with hospital leadership to drive operational excellence and foster a positive, collaborative culture.

Requirements

The role requires a veterinarian with strong leadership and mentorship skills who is capable of building a hospital culture from the ground up. Candidates must be committed to evidence-based medicine and possess the ability to manage both clinical and operational aspects of a practice.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineSurgeryTeam leadershipStaff developmentClient relationsStrategic planningTeam buildingClinical management

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 82% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
77% this job
CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.9
Better work-life than 30% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,087 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$406k
Typical market rent
$1,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive Base Salary
Production Compensation Model
Medical Director Stipend
Long-Term Incentive Opportunity
Sign-On Bonus
Relocation Assistance
Student Loan Repayment Support
Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance