EQUESTRIA LIFE
Equine Rehabilitation & Wellness Campus Aberdeen, NC
Medical Director & Supervising Veterinarian
Employment Type Full-time, salaried
Reports To Owner / CEO, EQUESTRIA Life
Compensation $180,000–$220,000 base DOE, plus production/case-volume bonus and CE allowance
The Opportunity
EQUESTRIA Life is a 35-acre equine rehabilitation and wellness campus in the Sandhills — established horse country with no competing destination-model rehab facility in the region. The property comes fully built out: 28 rehab stalls, an on-site veterinary clinic, reproduction suite, MRI, digital radiography, AquaPacer, saltwater spa, underwater treadmill, and solarium.
We're hiring a licensed veterinarian to serve as Medical Director — the clinical and regulatory anchor of the facility. This is a build-and-run role: you'll shape the clinical program from day one rather than inherit someone else's protocols.
Why This Role Exists
The facility's full diagnostic and modality suite — MRI, radiography, laser, PEMF, pulsed shockwave, aquatic therapy — only functions as a clinical program with a veterinarian directing it. In North Carolina, imaging, injections, and most rehab modalities involving diagnosis or treatment planning require veterinary oversight under NCVMB rules, including defined supervising-vet presence standards. This role is licensed independently from the facility's naming/leaseback arrangement with its founding veterinarian — it's a separate, standalone Medical Director hire.
Key Responsibilities
● Serve as supervising/attending veterinarian of record for the facility, meeting NCVMB presence and oversight requirements
● Direct case intake, diagnostic workup (MRI, radiography, ultrasound), and rehab treatment planning
● Oversee and prescribe modality use: laser therapy, PEMF, shockwave (ESWT), underwater treadmill, aquatic/saltwater spa protocols
● Build referral relationships with primary-care equine vets and specialists (surgeons, farriers, chiropractors) in the Sandhills region
● Establish clinical SOPs, case documentation standards, and safety protocols for a multi-modality facility
● Supervise vet techs and rehab staff; participate in hiring as the program scales
● Support case-based content for referring vets and prospective clients (credibility-building, not primary-care marketing)
Required Qualifications
● DVM/VMD, active NC veterinary license (or license-eligible via reciprocity)
● Meets NCVMB supervising veterinarian requirements
● Minimum 3–5 years equine clinical practice, with direct experience in at least two of: diagnostic imaging, sports medicine, rehabilitation modalities
● Comfortable in a referral-based, non-primary-care caseload
Preferred Qualifications
● ACVSMR certification (equine sports medicine & rehabilitation) or actively pursuing it
● Prior experience standing up or managing a rehab facility or multi-modality clinical program
● Familiarity with CERP-credentialed practitioner collaboration
● Business-minded — willing to help shape protocols and pricing as occupancy ramps, not just execute a fixed job description
What We Offer
● Ground-floor clinical leadership of a purpose-built facility with no legacy protocols to unwind
● Full diagnostic and modality suite already in place — no capital-equipment fights
● A region with strong horse density and no direct competing destination facility
● Path to expanded equity/partnership discussion as the practice stabilizes (given the key-person nature of this role)
Pay: $180,000.00 - $220,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
