Director of Veterinary Medicine

System One

Pittsburgh, PA

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Budget Management, Community Support, Conferences, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Disease Prevention and Control, Emergency Response, Federal Laws and Regulations, Financial Projections, Healthcare Quality, Leadership, Maintain Compliance, Medical Equipment, Medical Protocols, Medical Record System, Medicine, Mentoring, Multitasking, Needs Assessment, Onboarding, Operational Support, Performance Metrics, Practice Management Software, Process Improvement, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality of Care, Reporting Dashboards, Resource Management, Service Delivery, Standards of Care, State Laws and Regulations, Strategic Planning, Training Program Development, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Veterinary Medicine

LOCATION

Pittsburgh, PA

POSTED

19 days ago

## Director of Veterinary Medicine **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA (On-site) **Employment Type:** Direct Hire / Full-time (40 hours/week) **Openings:** 1 ### Position Overview A mission-driven animal welfare organization in Pittsburgh is seeking a **Director of Veterinary Medicine** to provide strategic leadership and medical oversight across a diverse set of programs, including **shelter medicine, public clinics, high-quality/high-volume spay/neuter (HQHVSN) surgery, and wildlife care**. This leader will set medical standards, drive operational excellence, ensure regulatory compliance, and mentor a multidisciplinary veterinary team in a fast-paced environment. ### Key Responsibilities - Develop and execute a long-term vision for medical programs across all service lines and locations. - Create, implement, and maintain medical protocols, policies, and quality-of-care standards. - Oversee staffing models, scheduling strategies, and resource allocation for efficient service delivery. - Drive continuous improvement using outcomes tracking, KPI dashboards, and performance metrics. - Partner with executive leadership on strategy, capital planning, and program growth. - Ensure compliance with applicable **state/federal regulations**, veterinary practice laws, sheltering standards, and **DEA controlled-substance requirements**. - Lead disease prevention and control protocols and medical workflows for shelter, clinic, and wildlife operations. - Serve as chief medical authority to ensure consistent, high-quality clinical decision-making. - Evaluate medical equipment needs; oversee procurement, maintenance, and replacement planning. - Mentor and develop veterinarians and veterinary support staff; lead recruitment, onboarding, and retention. - Build continuing education, training programs, and professional development pathways. - Represent the organization in the veterinary community, including conferences and partnerships. - Support community outreach, access-to-care initiatives, and stakeholder engagement. - Develop and manage departmental budgets, staffing plans, and financial projections. - Ensure accurate medical recordkeeping and reporting compliance. - Provide leadership during emergency response situations. - Perform clinical and/or surgical duties as needed to support operations and high-volume periods. - Other duties as assigned by executive leadership. ### Required Qualifications - **DVM/VMD** degree. - **Pennsylvania veterinary license** (or ability to obtain). - **USDA APHIS Accreditation**. - **7–10+ years** of clinical veterinary experience. - **3–5+ years** of leadership/medical management/program oversight experience (shelter medicine or similar high-volume environment preferred). - Strong capability to build and interpret medical performance metrics/KPI dashboards. - Proficiency with medical record systems and practice management software. - Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting. ### Preferred Qualifications - High proficiency in surgery, including **HQHVSN**, strongly preferred.

About the Company

System One

Every day, System One focuses on services and solutions that require a high degree of specialization, in-demand technical skills, and large-scale operational expertise. We are essential partners to those on the front lines of our nation’s most critical infrastructure, technology, and life sciences initiatives.

Founded more than 40 years ago as a staffing partner to the engineering industry, today System One is a diversified organization operating in over 50 locations and putting more than 9,000 people to work in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

COMPANY SIZE

2,500 to 4,999 employees

INDUSTRY

Staffing/Employment Agencies

WEBSITE

https://systemone.com