Veterinary Recruiter

About the role

You will be the recruiting leader for veterinary doctors at Small Door — building deep, ongoing relationships with veterinarians and the broader vet community that fuel sustainable talent pipelines across multiple markets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary recruiting partner for veterinarians across Small Door’s Northeast markets, building deep, long-term relationships with both active and passive candidates.
• Travel regularly to practices and priority markets (NYC, Boston, DMV, and future Northeast locations) to meet candidates in person, understand local talent dynamics, and strengthen referral networks.
• Spend meaningful time in clinics to learn team culture, staffing needs, and identify referral opportunities directly from doctors and nurses.
• Maintain an always-on pipeline of DVM talent across experience levels, engaging candidates consistently even when roles are not yet open or approved.
• Own end-to-end recruiting for DVM hires, including sourcing, relationship management, screening, interview coordination, offer strategy, and close.
• Build and nurture relationships with veterinary schools, alumni networks, industry associations, and local veterinary communities throughout the region.
• Plan and execute in-market networking events, candidate dinners, conference engagement, and other relationship-building initiatives — owning both preparation and follow-through.
• Develop and maintain repeatable recruiting playbooks for hiring DVMs, ensuring scalable and consistent hiring practices.
• Create and maintain a clear, centralized source of truth for pipeline health, candidate engagement, and market insights so leaders have real-time visibility into progress and risk.
• Partner closely with Practice Managers, Medical leadership, and Operations to forecast needs, anticipate coverage gaps, and build pipelines well ahead of hiring demand.
• Use market intelligence and recruiting data to continuously refine sourcing strategies and improve conversion across the hiring funnel.

Requirements

5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally within veterinary medicine or healthcare; based in the Northeast U.S. (NYC, Boston, or DC metro preferred)

Demonstrated success recruiting scarce, passive clinical talent

Comfortable operating in a lean, evolving environment with limited structure

Proven ability to manage long lead times and keep candidates engaged over months

Strong judgment, executive presence, and comfort influencing senior clinicians

Willing and excited to travel regularly to build trust in person

Relationship-driven, scrappy, self-directed, and ambitious

Qualifications

Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Human Resources, Healthcare Administration)

Experience with veterinary medicine recruitment tools and platforms

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Skills

• Strong understanding of veterinary medicine and industry trends
• Effective negotiation and contract management skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients and candidates
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

Competitive salary

Equity ownership

Health, dental + vision insurance

401K benefits

Upward mobility and growth opportunities

Generous paid-time off, parental leave, and company wide holidays

Commuter benefits

Subsidized Health & Wellness benefits

Discounted veterinary care for your loved ones

An opportunity to make a real impact on the people around you

A collaborative group of people who live our core values and have your back