Senior Director of Shelter Medicine

🕒 October 9

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $140k - $186k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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ASPCA

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1866

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

Healthcare • Consulting • Legal

ASPCA is an organization dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals. They provide services such as animal rescue, veterinary care, and improving animal welfare laws. ASPCA actively advocates for the protection of pets, farm animals, and promotes humane education, working to ensure a safe and nurturing environment for all creatures.

📋 Description

• Provide shelter medicine expertise to ASPCA programs and external partners • Collaborate with sheltering programs to apply shelter medicine guidelines, principles, and best practices • Build capacity among veterinarians and staff to apply shelter medicine practices • Develop and implement efficient, practical, cost-effective veterinary care protocols • Coach and troubleshoot shelter medicine practices including capacity for care, daily rounds, and pathway planning • Lead remote and onsite shelter consultations • Consult on clinical management of individual animals and populations • Generate and use shelter-level data reports for decisions and recommendations • Produce reports and support materials • Serve in strategic roles in veterinary, educational, and animal welfare organizations • Participate in developing industry standards and guidelines • Ensure regulatory compliance for shelter medicine programs and community animal health initiatives • Support change management and improvements to people, policies, and medical protocols • Advise senior ASPCA leadership on shelter medicine, animal health, and animal welfare • Maintain communication regarding critical situations and stakeholder issues • Use trauma-informed communication and low-stress handling techniques • Develop and deliver presentations, audiovisual content, website content, written materials, and training programs • Coordinate continuing education for veterinary and shelter personnel • Collaborate with ASPCA departments to create and deliver resources • Use technology to improve educational delivery • Support data tracking and evaluation of programming and training • Collaborate on shelter medicine research • Mentor shelter medicine residents and practitioners

🎯 Requirements

• High level of knowledge and experience in shelter medicine practice and companion animal population health • Current veterinary license in one or more states required • Strong organizational, analytical, writing, and presentation skills • Skillful and diplomatic communication skills • Ability to influence and lead teams without formal authority • Coaching and mentoring ability • Ability to identify opportunities and assist in developing projects and partnerships • Ability to work under pressure, adapt to changing circumstances, and shift priorities • Ability to work in a home office with minimal supervision • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or equivalent degree from an accredited veterinary college required • Minimum of five years of veterinary experience • Minimum of three years of shelter medicine experience, including work with a variety of sheltering organizations at individual-animal and population levels • Board certification in Shelter Medicine Practice preferred; if not certified, active progress toward specialty certification required • Fear Free Shelter and Fear Free Veterinary certification required within 60 days of hire • English (Required)

🏖️ Benefits

• Affordable health coverage, including medical, employer-paid dental and optional vision coverage • Flexible time off including vacation time, paid personal time, sick time, bereavement time, paid parental leave, and 10 company paid holidays • 401(k) plan with dollar-for-dollar employer matching up to 4% and an additional 4% employer contribution • Professional development opportunities, including classes, on-the-job training, coaching and mentorship • Internal mobility opportunities • Opportunities to support in the field