UI/UX Design Intern

About Stem Health

Stem Health is building a more considered primary care experience for people who want a deeper, more personal relationship with their health. The organization is physician-led and membership-based, blending clinical excellence with a hospitality-first approach inside a carefully designed flagship clinic at First Canadian Place, scheduled to open in September 2026. The care model is relationship-driven, informed by data, and designed around trust, time, and exceptional service.

The Opportunity

At Stem Health, design is treated as a core part of care delivery rather than a finishing touch. Every interaction a member has — from booking their first visit to viewing health insights — is intended to feel deliberate, clear, and thoughtful. The team is looking for a UI/UX Design Intern for a 4-month term to help shape digital products and member-facing experiences. This role is well suited to a student or recent graduate who wants real responsibility, is interested in healthcare, and is excited to contribute in a fast-paced early-stage environment. You will collaborate closely with product and technology teammates, work on live projects, and build portfolio work that has actually shipped.

What You'll Work On

Digital product design

• Help design member-facing digital experiences such as the member portal, onboarding journeys, appointment and care coordination tools, and health dashboard interfaces.
• Develop wireframes, user journeys, prototypes, and polished mockups that make design intent easy to understand and support rapid iteration.
• Take part in design critiques and add your thinking, questions, and rationale in a team setting.

User research and experience thinking

• Assist with user research by conducting or summarizing interviews, usability testing, and feedback sessions so design choices are grounded in real user input.
• Map member journeys and surface pain points across digital and physical interactions, turning insights into practical design opportunities.
• Support persona development, journey mapping, and experience documentation so the team stays aligned on who it is designing for and why.

Design system and visual consistency

• Work within the company’s developing design system and help maintain consistency in components, typography, color, spacing, and interaction patterns.
• Document design rules and component details to make engineering handoff smoother and help ensure implementation matches design intent.
• Review existing screens and interfaces, spot inconsistencies, and suggest improvements that align with brand and usability goals.

Brand and communications design

• Support member-facing communications materials such as email templates, in-clinic digital displays, onboarding content, and presentation decks that reflect the visual identity and voice of the brand.
• Help express the brand consistently across digital touchpoints so the overall experience feels cohesive and premium.

What We're Looking For

• You are currently enrolled in, or have recently completed, a post-secondary program in UI/UX design, interaction design, product design, visual communication, or a similar discipline.
• Your portfolio shows strong visual judgment, clear UX reasoning, and the ability to explain design decisions, even if your work is academic or self-initiated.
• You are proficient in Figma, and you are comfortable with prototyping tools, design systems, and component-based workflows.
• You understand core UX concepts such as user flows, information architecture, usability principles, and designing for real users.
• You pay close attention to details, including spacing, hierarchy, and unnecessary steps in a flow.
• You work well with others, ask thoughtful questions, accept feedback constructively, and like to understand the problem before proposing solutions.
• Interest in healthcare, wellness, or health technology would be an advantage, though the ability to learn quickly in this context is essential.

What You'll Gain

• Hands-on design experience on a live product that real members will use.
• Exposure to product and technology decision-making inside an early-stage healthcare company, and insight into how design fits into the broader product process.
• Mentorship and feedback from experienced designers and product thinkers focused on craft and growth.
• A portfolio piece connected to a distinctive, design-led healthcare brand creating something new.

Ideal Candidate

The right person for this internship cares about design in a broad sense — not only how things look, but how they function and how they make people feel. You are organized, able to work independently, and comfortable asking for clarity when needed. You bring care and intention to your work, set a high bar for yourself, and are interested in the reasoning behind design decisions as much as the outcomes. You want to finish this internship with work you are genuinely proud of, and you are ready to put in the effort required to get there.

Additional Information

This is a 4-month internship. The role is onsite in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The flagship clinic referenced in the role is planned for First Canadian Place and is expected to open in September 2026.