Senior Veterinarian

About the Role

The Chief of Staff at Banfield Pet Hospital serves as a vital bridge between clinical excellence and operational success. This unique position is designed for a veterinarian who thrives on both healing animals and leading teams. The primary purpose is to manage the hospital while ensuring the highest quality of veterinary care, exceptional client service, and maximum productivity for the medical team.

You will advocate for pets and their quality of life, building long-term bonds with clients and fostering the human-pet connection. By partnering with the Practice Manager, you will operate an effective medical team, ensuring a safe and engaging hospital environment while driving improvements in both medical quality and business performance.

The role balances clinical practice with leadership. On average, you will spend 70-80% of your time practicing veterinary medicine—performing diagnostics, surgeries, and preventive care—and 20-30% on leadership duties. These leadership responsibilities include mentoring associate veterinarians, developing staff, managing schedules, and collaborating with field leadership to execute market objectives. You will live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc., championing the Banfield brand to provide consistent, high-quality care to the most pets and clients possible.

Our Culture and Values

At Banfield, we are driven by the Five Principles of Mars, Inc., which guide our daily actions and decisions:

• Quality: The consumer is our boss; quality is our work, and value for money is our goal.
• Responsibility: We demand total responsibility from ourselves and support the responsibility of others.
• Mutuality: A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.
• Efficiency: We use resources to the full, waste nothing, and do only what we can do best.
• Freedom: We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.

We are a drug-free, smoke-free, equal opportunity employer that strongly supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals. We promote a work environment where diversity is embraced, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Application Instructions

If you are a current associate, please apply through our internal career site by logging into Workday and clicking on the Jobs Hub app or searching for Browse Jobs. For external candidates, please submit your application through our standard career portal.

Hiring Process

Candidates selected for this role will be required to obtain state controlled substance and federal DEA registration within three months of employment, unless otherwise required by the state in which they are working. The role involves special working conditions, including the potential for more than 40 hours per week, weekends, and evenings, as well as exposure to a variety of pets and medical hazards.