The Lead Veterinarian will lead the practice's veterinary team, ensuring high-quality medical care, providing mentorship, and delivering a customer-centric experience.
Our Opportunity:
At Chewy Vet Care, we're changing the veterinary care experience. It starts by crafting a culture and a place where veterinary teams can succeed every day. With the launch of our new veterinary practices, we are looking for a full-time Lead Veterinarian to join our Healthcare Practice Team. As a clinical team member, our people work in a practice developed from the ground up by veterinarians, equipped with advanced equipment and purpose-built technology so that they can practice their best medicine and focus on patient and pet parent care. We offer a customer- and team member-centric work environment where, together, we deliver care that starts with a visit and lasts a lifetime.
As a Lead Veterinarian, you will serve as a leader of your practice's veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and assistants, setting the bar for providing high-level, proficient veterinary medical care and embodying the Chewy Vet Care culture to work collaboratively with your peers and deliver the pet parent WOW experience. Hold all Team Members accountable to get results by being available, removing barriers and obstacles, facilitating change, and providing mentor/feedback related to performance. The Lead Veterinarian is responsible for implementing the outlined policies and procedures, applying coordinated technology, and delivering consistent and appropriate medical care within the given abilities.
Benefits Package
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a lively and welcoming city that combines natural beauty with a strong sense of community. Residents enjoy easy access to hiking, biking, and kayaking along the Cache la Poudre River and nearby Rocky Mountain National Park. The city's historic Old Town offers a wide variety of restaurants, local shops, live music, and craft breweries that reflect Fort Collins' creative and entrepreneurial spirit. With excellent schools, a highly educated workforce, and Colorado State University at its heart, the city fosters innovation and lifelong learning. Fort Collins also provides a safe, family-friendly environment with a thriving arts scene, extensive trail system, and more than 300 days of sunshine each year, making it an outstanding place to live, work, and explore.
Office Hours
M-Sat 8am-6pm
Our mission is clear - to become the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. This is an opportunity to join the industry leader that not only cares about what you do, but what you need as a person. We'll provide competitive benefits, scheduling options that fit your lifestyle, and a collaborative environment where you can unleash your full potential! Join the team that understands that caring for the pets we love starts with greater care for our veterinary Team Members. APPLY TODAY!
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members will be eligible for an annual PTO. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$161,000-$210,500 USD
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here.
To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
At Chewy Vet Care, we're changing the veterinary care experience. It starts by crafting a culture and a place where veterinary teams can succeed every day. With the launch of our new veterinary practices, we are looking for a full-time Lead Veterinarian to join our Healthcare Practice Team. As a clinical team member, our people work in a practice developed from the ground up by veterinarians, equipped with advanced equipment and purpose-built technology so that they can practice their best medicine and focus on patient and pet parent care. We offer a customer- and team member-centric work environment where, together, we deliver care that starts with a visit and lasts a lifetime.
As a Lead Veterinarian, you will serve as a leader of your practice's veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and assistants, setting the bar for providing high-level, proficient veterinary medical care and embodying the Chewy Vet Care culture to work collaboratively with your peers and deliver the pet parent WOW experience. Hold all Team Members accountable to get results by being available, removing barriers and obstacles, facilitating change, and providing mentor/feedback related to performance. The Lead Veterinarian is responsible for implementing the outlined policies and procedures, applying coordinated technology, and delivering consistent and appropriate medical care within the given abilities.
Benefits Package
- Flexible scheduling (4x10s)
- High doctor to tech ratio
- Highly competitive base salary
- Industry's best relocation package
- Yearly bonus structure
- Yearly Chewy equity vesting
- Amazing medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to fit your needs
- Company sponsored Life, Short term disability, and Long term disability
- Generous annual PTO and paid Holidays
- Family growth financial assistance
- Pet adoption reimbursement
- Paid parental leave and paid PAW-ternity leave
- Backup dependent care (children or pets)
- Annual CE allowance with days off to attend
- Professional development and mentorship assistance
- Paid Professional Dues and PLIT
- 401(k) options with match
- Personal pet discounts and Chewy.com discounts
- Plus more!
Fort Collins, Colorado
Fort Collins is a lively and welcoming city that combines natural beauty with a strong sense of community. Residents enjoy easy access to hiking, biking, and kayaking along the Cache la Poudre River and nearby Rocky Mountain National Park. The city's historic Old Town offers a wide variety of restaurants, local shops, live music, and craft breweries that reflect Fort Collins' creative and entrepreneurial spirit. With excellent schools, a highly educated workforce, and Colorado State University at its heart, the city fosters innovation and lifelong learning. Fort Collins also provides a safe, family-friendly environment with a thriving arts scene, extensive trail system, and more than 300 days of sunshine each year, making it an outstanding place to live, work, and explore.
Office Hours
M-Sat 8am-6pm
Our mission is clear - to become the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners, everywhere. This is an opportunity to join the industry leader that not only cares about what you do, but what you need as a person. We'll provide competitive benefits, scheduling options that fit your lifestyle, and a collaborative environment where you can unleash your full potential! Join the team that understands that caring for the pets we love starts with greater care for our veterinary Team Members. APPLY TODAY!
The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location. In addition, this position is eligible for 401k and a new hire and annual equity grant.
We offer different types of insurance and benefits, such as medical/Rx, vision, dental, life, disability, hospital indemnity, critical illness, and accident. We offer parental leave, family services benefits, backup dependent care, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine, pet adoption reimbursement, employee assistance program, and many discounts including 10% off pet insurance and 20% off at Chewy.com.
Exempt salary team members will be eligible for an annual PTO. Team members will receive six paid holidays per year. Team members may be eligible for paid sick and family leave in compliance with applicable state and local regulations.
Base Salary Range
$161,000-$210,500 USD
Chewy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, citizenship, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veteran status, as well as any other legally-protected characteristic. If you have a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar law, and you need an accommodation during the application process or to perform these job requirements, or if you need a religious accommodation, please contact [email protected].
To access Chewy's Customer Privacy Policy, please click here.
To access Chewy's California CPRA Job Applicant Privacy Policy, please click here.
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