Our Services
Whoever Has The Best Talent Wins
Animal Health Executive Search and Veterinary Recruiting
We handle professional, technical, scientific and executive search and recruiting for the Animal Health, Ag Tech, Veterinary and Pet Industries.
Please see our service offerings below:
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Our executive search and recruiting services cover the following sectors:

Animal Health Manufacturers and Distributors

Animal Nutrition and Pet Food

Animal Shelters and Humane Societies

Animal Health and Veterinary Associations

Ag Tech

Pet Specialty

Pet Technology

Veterinary Pharmaceuticals

Veterinary Biopharma

Veterinary Diagnostics

Veterinary Practices (Private & Corporate)

Veterinary Products and Services

Veterinary Colleges & Universities
Our Recruitment Focus Within the Animal Health Industry & Veterinary Profession
Executive & C-Suite ✓
- Board of Directors Members
- Advisory Board Members
- Chief Executive Officer
- President of Animal Health Company
- Investor
- General Manager US Companion Animal Business
- Chief Commercial Officer
- Chief Operations Officer
- Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
- Chief Scientific Officer
- Chief Medical Officer
- Chief Veterinary Officer
Sales Force ✓
- Animal Health Sales
- CSO / CCO
- Vice President of Sales
- District Sales Manager
- Regional Sales Manager
- Regional Sales Director
- Veterinary Medical Devices
- Veterinary Diagnostic Sales
- Diagnostic Sales Manager
- Veterinary Software & Practice Management
- Nutrition & Feed Sales
- Capital Equipment for Veterinary Practices
- Pet Food Sales Reps
- Specialty Account Sales
- Account Executives
Research and Development ✓
- Chief Scientific Officer
- Head of Research and Development
- Director of Research and Development
- Director of Product Development
- Director of Safety and Efficacy
- Director of Innovation
- Director of Genetics
- Product Development Manager
- Senior Principal Scientist
- Clinical Veterinarians
Professional Services ✓
- Director of Professional Services Companion Animal
- Director of Professional Services Equine
- Director of Professional Services Poultry
- Director of Professional Services Swine
- Director of Professional Services Poultry
- Director of Professional Services Bovine
- Professional Services Veterinarian Companion Animal
- Professional Services Veterinarian Equine
- Professional Services Veterinarian Swine
- Professional Services Veterinarian Poultry
- Professional Services Veterinarian Bovine
Working Dog Veterinarian ✓
- K9 Working Dog Veterinarians
Board Certified Veterinarian ✓
- Board Certified Veterinary Anesthesiologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Animal Welfare Specialist
- Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist
- Board Certified Veterinary Clinical Pharmacologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Clinical Pathologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Toxicologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Dentist
- Board Certified Veterinary Dermatologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Microbiologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist
- Board Certified Veterinary Ophthalmologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Radiologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Pathologist
- Board Certified Veterinary Surgeon (Small & Large Animal)
- Board Certified Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Specialist
- Board Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist – Cardiology
- Board Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist – Large Animal
- Board Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist – Neurology
- Board Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist – Oncology
- Board Certified Veterinary Internal Medicine Specialist – Small Animal
- Board Certified Veterinary Laboratory Animal Medicine Specialist
- Board Certified Veterinary Preventive Medicine Specialist
- Board Certified Veterinary Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Specialist
Marketing ✓
- Chief Marketing Officer/CMO
- Vice President of Marketing
- Marketing Director
- Marketing Manager
- Brand Manager
- Product Manager
- Marketing Associate
Pharmacovigilance ✓
- Director of Pharmacovigilance
- Manager of Pharmacovigilance
- Pharmacovigilance Veterinarian
Business Development ✓
- Vice President of Business Development
- Sr. Director of Business Development
- Director of Business Development
- Business Development Professional
Regulatory Affairs ✓
- Head of Regulatory Affairs
- Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
- Director of Regulatory Affairs
- Manager of Regulatory Affairs
Non-Profit ✓
- Shelters and Humane Societies
- Animal Health and Veterinary Associations
- Executive Director
- Chief Marketing Officer
- Director of Development
- Director of Membership
- Director of Animal Shelter
- Director of Convention and Meeting Planning
- Director of Marketing
- Marketing Manager
- Medical Director
- High Volume Spay and Neuter Veterinarian
- Shelter Veterinarian
Veterinary Practice ✓
- Corporate Veterinary Practice Recruitment
- Private Veterinary Practice Recruitment
- Chief Medical Officer
- Chief Veterinary Officer
- Chief of Staff
- Medical Director Veterinarians
- Associate Veterinarians
- Regional Veterinarians
- Emergency Veterinarians
- Urgent Care Veterinarians
- Companion Animal Veterinarians
- Mixed Animal Veterinarians
- Equine Veterinarians
- Large Animal Veterinarians
- Feline Veterinarian
College of Veterinary Medicine ✓
- Deans
- Faculty
- Veterinarians
- Teaching Hospital Veterinarians
Customized Solutions for your Animal Health & Veterinary Hiring Needs
Executive Search (Retained Search)
The VET Recruiter handles retained executive search for the Animal Health industry and the Veterinary profession. We have been placing executives in the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession for 28 years. We can fill your most critical roles on a discreet and confidential basis.
Click here for more information on our Animal Health Executive Search Services
Consulting Services
We offer consulting services for the Animal Health industry and Veterinary profession. We consult with both Animal Health companies as well as companies in the Veterinary profession. In addition we offer consulting services for professionals in the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession who hire us to consult with them about their career including help with salary negotiations.
Contingency Search
The VET Recruiter handles search assignments on a contingency basis for both the Animal Health industry and the Veterinary profession. We offer full life cycle recruiting from identifying top talent to landing talent in your organization. We take a proactive approach to finding and approaching hard to find passive candidates, recruiting them and landing them in your organization.
Contract Recruiting
The VET recruiter handles contract staffing and recruiting for both the Animal Health Industry and the Veterinary profession. We can help you fill your most critical roles. We are experts in full life cycle recruiting.
Succession Planning
We can help you with succession planning for your executive team.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
The VET Recruiter can manage your entire recruiting process from identification of talent to landing qualified talent in your organization. Our team of recruiting experts has the experience and expertise to fill your most critical open positions with your candidates of choice. We take a proactive approach to recruiting and identify passive candidates for you to help land the most suitable talent in your organization.
How The VET Recruiter® is different
- We have been in the Animal Health Executive Search and Veterinary Recruiting business since 1997.
- We have a large proprietary database of talent in the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession that can not be matched by another search firm. (250,000+)
- Our firm is the only search firm in the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession to be certified by the National Association of Personnel Services (NAPS Accredited).
- Our executive team and founders are Certified Personnel Consultants (CPC).
- Our CEO is a Certified Employee Retention Specialist (CERS) and the only one in the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession. This gives our clients a competitive advantage in the marketplace by helping them to hire and retain top talent.
- We have placed more people in the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession than any other search firm in the United States.
- We were the first executive search firm in the United States to specialize in both the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession.
- Our founder was in the top 10 of search consultants and a pacesetter for one of the world’s largest search firms prior to starting our firm and is in the top 1% of search consultants worldwide.
- Our team does weekly continuing education to stay on the top of our skills.
- Our founder is an invited speaker at some of the most prestigious veterinary conferences including the AVMA, the VHMA, VMX, and Western Veterinary Conference.
- Our founder has been quoted by CNN, Money, U.S, News & World Report, DVM360, VIN, Today’s Veterinary Business, Veterinarian’s Money Digest, Veterinary Practice News, Hunt Scanlon Media, Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Practice Management Consult, and in Career Choices for Veterinarians.
- Our founder, Stacy Pursell, is an active member of VetPartners, UVSA and the VMAE.
- We are professional and fun to work with and have many repeat clients, some we have worked with for more than 25 years.
Click here to see examples of our placements: https://thevetrecruiter.com/examples-of-our-placements/ These are some of the positions we have filled in the Animal Health industry and veterinary profession.
Click here to see our recruiting process: https://thevetrecruiter.com/our-recruiting-process/
Why an Animal Health Executive Recruiter? https://thevetrecruiter.com/animal-health-executive-recruiter/
Why hire us? Because we have a track record of success and results: https://thevetrecruiter.com/why-the-vet-recruiter/ as seen in our testimonials: https://thevetrecruiter.com/te
