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Area Chief of Staff

Location
Downers Grove, Illinois
Posted
1 May 2025

Area Chief of Staff

About the Company

Join an innovative pet hospital dedicated to delivering exceptional preventive healthcare for animals.

Industry
Veterinary

Type
Privately Held, Private Equity-backed

Founded
1955

Employees
10,001+

Categories

  • Health Care
  • Veterinary
  • Biotech
  • Clinics
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitals
  • Animals & Pets
  • Prevention and Intervention
  • Animal Health
  • Insurance
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Animal Hospitals
  • Professional Services
  • Medical Centers
  • Non-Profit & Philanthropy

Specialties

  • Veterinary Medicine
  • pets
  • pet healthcare
  • small animal healthcare
  • veterinary research
  • pet wellness
  • and internship

Business Classifications

  • B2C
  • Marketplace

About the Role

The company is eager to bring on an Area Chief of Staff to lead, develop, and manage a team of associate veterinarians within our hospitals. In this vital role, you will focus on attracting, developing, engaging, and retaining talented doctors to ensure high-quality medical care and optimum hospital performance. You will foster a culture centered around quality and safety while conducting regular visits and quality audits. Your expertise in coaching and developing associate veterinarians on essential technical and functional skills will be key to our success.

In addition, the Area Chief of Staff will play a pivotal role in expanding our veterinary team, leading initiatives for recruiting, onboarding, and training new veterinarians, and enhancing team engagement and retention strategies. To excel in this role, you must possess a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM/VMD) or equivalent degree, a veterinary license in good standing, and at least 3 years of experience in small animal medicine and surgery practice. Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential, alongside the ability to effectively manage and assess team performance. A dedication to our five core principles and a commitment to ongoing learning and improvement are vital.

The ideal candidate will be a proactive champion for quality, capable of performing basic surgeries and demonstrating key attributes like initiative, integrity, cooperativeness, flexibility, and resilience under pressure. This role is both challenging and highly rewarding.

Hiring Manager Title
Director of Veterinary Quality (DVQ)

Travel Percent
Less than 10%

Functions

  • General Management
  • Strategy
  • Operations
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Details

  • Job Reference: 1646309470-2
  • Date Posted: 1 May 2025
  • Recruiter: Confidential
  • Location: Downers Grove, Illinois
  • Salary: On Application