Regional Medical Director
Canada, Alberta
Fulltime: 40 hrs a week
Experience: 4-6 Years
Life Sciences
Regional Medical Director Western Canada Alberta (50% Travel Requirement)
Job Descriptions
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical leadership across multiple veterinary hospitals, ensuring consistent standards of care and regulatory compliance
- Mentor and support veterinarians through coaching, feedback, and in-clinic guidance
- Partner with operations leadership to align medical quality with hospital performance and workflow efficiency
- Support the development and rollout of clinical protocols, best practices, and quality initiatives
- Review medical records and performance data to identify areas for improvement
- Act as a resource for complex cases, client concerns, and professional challenges
- Support recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding of veterinarians
- Facilitate ongoing learning through mentorship programs and professional development initiatives
- Build strong relationships across hospital teams and promote a collaborative, supportive culture
- Maintain an active clinical schedule (approximately 3 days per week)
- Travel regularly within the region to support teams on-site
Job Requirements
Requirements
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or equivalent
- Licensed (or eligible) to practice in Western Canada (Alberta required)
- 5+ years of experience in small animal practice
- Prior leadership or multi-site experience preferred
- Strong clinical skills across medicine, surgery, and dentistry
- Experience mentoring or coaching veterinarians
- Ability to use data and insights to support clinical and operational improvements
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable balancing clinical, strategic, and operational priorities
- Willingness to travel regularly