Intern, Health Sciences Summer 2026

About MaRS

MaRS Discovery District (@MaRSDD) is a charitable organization and North Americas largest urban innovation hub dedicated to helping high-growth technology companies succeed. With a focus on climate health sciences and other emerging technologies MaRS supports startups tackling some of the worlds most pressing issues. Through its world-class facilities strategic programs and partnerships MaRS accelerates the adoption of groundbreaking Canadian technology and bolsters a globally competitive innovation ecosystem. MaRS is the place where you can play a meaningful role in the innovation economy.

We understand qualifications on a job posting can be daunting. If youre passionate about the role and believe you can make a meaningful impact we want to hear from you even if you dont meet every listed qualification. Were always looking for great talent to join our team on planet MaRS.

We actively encourage all candidates to apply including equity-deserving communities including those who identify as BIPOC racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.

We want you to be comfortable being your most authentic self throughout our recruitment process. Please reach out to if theres anything we can do to make your experience more accessible and inclusive including accommodations. Include Accessibility Request in your subject line.

Want to be a Summer Intern

Were offering a range of exciting summer internships that cover the full spectrum of the work we do: from venture programming to marketing & events to benchmarking & insights. MaRS summer interns will have the opportunity to get hands-on experience collaborate with multidisciplinary teams put forth their ideas and contribute to a dynamic organization.

If youd like to apply to the opportunity detailed below please make sure your cover letter demonstrates why you are a great match for this internship. Connect the dots from experience and education to what youre applying for.

And if you are applying for more than one MaRS internship please make sure to identify this clearly in your cover letter and tailor each letter to a specific opportunity.

Who we are looking for

MaRS interns possess a positive outlook and are smart curious energetic and engaged in the world around them. Theyre independent but also work well on a team. They are ideas people always thinking of innovative new ways to do things. Beyond this there are specific knowledge and skill requirements for each role as detailed below.

About the Internship Opportunity with MaRS Health Sciences

The Health Sciences team is seeking an operationally-driven intern to help scale our impact by identifying high-potential startups and investors while streamlining our internal this role you will act as a bridge between ecosystem growth and operational excellence - ensuring that MaRS remains a premier destination for health innovation.

You will play a vital role in managing our intake pipeline and building the engine that powers our outreach. Beyond data management you will be tasked with identifying new ventures and investors to recruit to the MaRS network creating the efficient processes needed to engage them at scale. This is an ideal role for a student who is passionate about the sector and wants to build the systems that support the next generation of healthcare breakthroughs.

Major tasks the Intern will undertake:

• Startup & Investor Scouting: Research and identify promising new startups and relevant investors to recruit into the MaRS Health Sciences ecosystem ensuring a steady pipeline of high-quality leads. Attend industry events and participate in external programs to generate new leads for MaRS.
• Investor Onboarding & Engagement: In collaboration with other MaRS teams refine the end-to-end process for onboarding and engaging with our investor network. This includes maintaining a centralized investor database and establishing secure efficient protocols for sharing key data with both internal and external partners.
• External Event Delivery & Representation: Support the execution of external events and represent MaRS within external programs. You will ensure seamless event delivery while acting as a professional point of contact for the Health Sciences team.
• Resource Development: Lead the creation and standardization of key internal and external resources such as updating the team page developing standardized pitch decks and tracking key performance metrics.
• Process Automation & Intake: Manage the intake workflow in Salesforce and identify opportunities to automate manual tasks to improve overall team efficiency.
• Data Visualization & Reporting: Create dashboards and pipeline reports to track recruitment trends intake metrics and ecosystem health to support data-driven decision-making.

What You Bring

Required Skills & Experience

• Currently enrolled in your Masters program at one of the following schools: UofT Waterloo McGill U UBC.
• Studies in Health Sciences Engineering Software are preferred.
• Experience working with databases or CRM platforms (e.g. Salesforce Airtable).
• Strong ability to conduct market research to identify emerging companies and map the investor landscape.
• Highly organized with the ability to build structured processes out of manual or messy data.
• Strong interpersonal skills to coordinate with internal team members and represent MaRS professionally to external founders and investors.
  

Great to have (but not required)

• Familiarity with workflow automation tools like Zapier or Salesforce flows.
• A baseline understanding of the health landscape venture capital or startup incubators.
• Experience creating playbooks or documentation that helps a team replicate successful tasks.
• Experience building basic dashboards in Salesforce Excel or Google Sheets to show progress against goals.
  

The Fine Print

The internship runs May 4 - August 21 2026.

The expected annual base salary range (prorated for the term) for this role is $42000 - $51000 which is determined based on year of study candidates skills knowledge experience and internal equity.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early as we may close the posting before February 6 2026.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada reside in Ontario for the duration of the internship and be willing to work out of our Toronto office (101 College Street) a minimum of 3 days per week.

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Required Experience:

Junior IC