Regional Medical Director - Southeast

Regional Medical Director - Southeast

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In 2014, VEG was born with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most by challenging norms and fixing the ER experience. Since then, we've expanded rapidly, with hospitals nationwide open 24/7/365, and created an ER experience that focuses on what our pets and pet parents really need. We've done the same for our people (VEGgies), finding a way to say YES so they are empowered to achieve great things, grow in unexpected ways, and find a place where they truly belong.

We're rethinking emergency care from every angle—from how we run our hospitals to how we support the people working inside them. That's where our headquarters team comes in. Whether building technology to make our hospitals more efficient, recruiting and growing incredible VEGgies, or bringing our brand to life through marketing, our VQ (VEG Headquarters) team makes it all possible—ensuring our hospitals and people have everything they need to help pets and their families.

We are seeking a Regional Medical Director to help elevate medical quality the VEG Way. As a senior leader on the Medical Operations team, you will bring a blend of medical strategy, leadership skill, and emergency veterinary experience to partner with our Regional Vice President (RVP) and Market Owners (MOs) in advancing clinical quality across your VEGs.

• Develop Medical Directors through development plans and 1:1 mentorship
• Support medical leadership succession planning in your VEGs
• Train new medical directors in partnership with your MOs
• Coach medical leaders on principles of VEG Leadership
• Help facilitate a top-tier candidate experience for potential MDs
• Regularly review patient safety related data
• Provide MDs support for medical error management
• Lead communication, teaching, and advocacy of best practice medical standards
• Support implementation of Medical Training Programs at the hospital/regional level
• Mentor MDs on how to integrate medical programs into their hospitals
• Responsible for medical quality and excellence within your region
• Support medical strategy planning to ensure every VEG hospital in your region can deliver VEG's full scope of services
• Use data to uncover broad clinical problems across VEGs in the region, then formulate solutions to fix
• Implement a system within your region to prioritize hospital initiatives and medical resource requests

• Must be an experienced Emergency Doctor, holding a DVM, VMD or equivalent degree
• Leadership experience required with a minimum of two years of medical leadership experience
• Live in or near the region in which your hospitals are located or be open to relocation for the role
• Must be able to travel to VEG hospitals roughly 25-50% of your time to support when needed, occasionally including weekends and holidays
• Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities
• Set aside time to study up-to-date veterinary medical trends to ensure VEG hospitals maintain medical excellence

• Empathetic, instinctively taking a people‑centric approach, whether supporting your colleagues or making an effort to understand different perspectives
• Have a sense of humility; acknowledging mistakes, sharing credit with others, and lifting up your team's accomplishments
• Feel a strong sense of ownership over your work, taking responsibility for outcomes and staying committed to achieving long‑term, impactful results
• Curious by nature; you ask insightful questions and continuously seek out opportunities to learn and grow your skills and knowledge

• Competitive compensation: $280,000 - $330,000 (depending on location and experience), bonus, and generous 401K match
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits that start on day one, and access to free therapy or counseling
• Paid parental leave, up to 10 weeks at 100% of regular salary, and offering inclusive fertility and family‑building care for all types of families
• Unlimited PTO to use for vacation or sick days—however you need it!
• Generous employee referral program, so our awesome people can bring in…