Kinesiologist or Exercise Physiologist

About Stem Health

Stem Health is reimagining the primary care experience for individuals who want a more thoughtful relationship with their health. Physician-led and membership-based, we combine medical excellence with the warmth of hospitality anchored in a beautifully designed flagship clinic at First Canadian Place, opening September 2026. Our care model is relationship-based, data-informed, and built on time, trust, and exceptional service.

Position Summary

Stem Health believes that true preventive care begins with understanding how the body actually moves, performs, and adapts. We are looking for a skilled and scientifically grounded Kinesiologist to bring that understanding into our clinical model translating objective movement and fitness data into meaningful, actionable health insights for each member.

In this role, you will conduct comprehensive movement, biomechanical, and cardiorespiratory fitness assessments including VO2 max testing aligned with AHA clinical recommendations and develop individualized exercise and performance programs that form part of each member's broader health picture. You will be embedded in an interdisciplinary clinical team, collaborating with physicians, physiotherapists, and allied health providers to ensure your findings are integrated into the member's Unified Health Story. This is an invitation to practice kinesiology with the depth, time, and clinical context it deserves.

Key Responsibilities

Biomechanical and movement assessment

• Conduct comprehensive biomechanical and functional movement assessments to identify movement patterns, compensations, and injury risk factors.
• Administer validated movement screening tools (including FMS and related protocols) to establish baseline function and guide individualized programming.
• Analyze gait, posture, joint mechanics, and movement efficiency across a range of activities relevant to each member's lifestyle and health goals.
• Communicate findings clearly to members translating complex biomechanical observations into accessible, actionable language.

Cardiorespiratory fitness, VO2 max, and stress testing

• Administer maximal and submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise tests (CPET), including VO2 max assessments, using the Cosmed metabolic cart in accordance with ACSM guidelines and AHA recommendations for cardiorespiratory fitness as a clinical vital sign.
• Conduct ECG-monitored exercise stress tests under physician oversight preparing members, monitoring physiological responses throughout, and flagging clinical concerns to the physician team in real time.
• Interpret CPET results including VO2 max, VT1/VT2 thresholds, and cardiovascular response data in the context of each member's overall health status, age-matched norms, and long-term cardiovascular risk profile.
• Collaborate with the physician team to ensure cardiorespiratory and stress testing data is integrated into clinical decision-making, preventive care planning, and longitudinal health tracking.
• Maintain Cosmed equipment calibration, quality control procedures, and testing environment standards to ensure reproducible, clinically reliable results across all assessments.

Resting metabolic rate (RMR) testing

• Administer resting metabolic rate assessments using Cosmed indirect calorimetry, ensuring correct pre-test conditions (fasting, rest, thermoneutral environment) are met for accurate measurement.
• Interpret RMR results in the context of each member's body composition, age, activity level, and metabolic health identifying discrepancies between measured and predicted metabolic rate that may reflect thyroid dysfunction, chronic dieting, or other clinically relevant metabolic adaptations.
• Integrate RMR data into each member's Unified Health Story, collaborating with the physician team and nutrition support staff to guide energy intake targets, weight management strategies, and metabolic health programming.
• Communicate RMR findings clearly to members translating indirect calorimetry data into practical, actionable guidance on metabolism, energy balance, and the role of body composition in long-term metabolic health.

Exercise prescription and program design

• Develop evidence-based, individualized exercise programs grounded in biomechanics, physiology, and each member's specific health goals whether that is injury prevention, longevity, athletic performance, chronic disease management, or general wellbeing.
• Design progressive training plans that account for a member's medical history, fitness baseline, functional limitations, and lifestyle.
• Deliver one-on-one exercise sessions and guided programming, instructing members in proper technique with precision and care.
• Reassess and adapt programs over time based on objective progress data and evolving health goals.

Body composition and performance testing

• Conduct body composition assessments using validated methods (e.g., bioelectrical impedance, anthropometric measures) as part of a comprehensive fitness profile.
• Administer physical performance and functional capacity evaluations relevant to each member's age, goals, and clinical context.
• Track longitudinal performance metrics across assessments, providing members with a clear view of their progress over time.

Interdisciplinary collaboration and documentation

• Work closely with the broader clinical team physicians, physiotherapists, chiropractors, and allied health providers to integrate kinesiology findings into each member's care plan via the clinic's EHR system.
• Participate in case reviews and contribute a movement science perspective on presentations with musculoskeletal, metabolic, or cardiovascular components.
• Document all assessments, programs, and session notes with accuracy and timeliness.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, or a related field; a Master's degree or advanced certification is a significant asset.
• Registered Kinesiologist (R.Kin.) in good standing with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario (CKO).
• Minimum 2–3 years of clinical or applied experience in kinesiology ideally in a private clinic, executive health, or performance medicine setting.
• Demonstrated experience conducting VO2 max, CPET, and cardiorespiratory fitness testing using ACSM/AHA protocols, with strong clinical interpretation skills.
• Hands-on proficiency with the Cosmed metabolic system for both maximal exercise testing (VO2 max/CPET) and resting metabolic rate (RMR) assessment via indirect calorimetry.
• Experience conducting ECG-monitored exercise stress testing in a clinical setting, under physician oversight.
• Ability to interpret RMR data in the context of body composition, metabolic health, and energy balance and communicate findings meaningfully to members and the clinical team.
• Proficiency in biomechanical analysis, functional movement screening, and evidence-based exercise prescription.
• Strong knowledge of body composition assessment methods and physical performance testing protocols.
• Experience working within an EHR system and an interdisciplinary clinical team.
• Exceptional communication skills the ability to translate data into meaningful health narratives for members and colleagues alike.
• Genuine alignment with Stem Health's philosophy of proactive, relationship-based, member-centred care.

Ideal Candidate

You are a clinician who thinks in systems who sees a VO2 max result not as a number but as a window into cardiovascular age, longevity risk, and the space between where a member is and where they could be. You bring the scientific rigour of a researcher and the warmth of a coach. You document meticulously, collaborate naturally, and communicate your findings in a way that motivates rather than overwhelms. You do not need a high-volume caseload to feel useful you feel most at home in environments where depth and quality of care are the standard.

Why Join Stem Health

• Join the founding clinical team of a physician-led, membership-based clinic at First Canadian Place opening September 2026.
• A model built for depth: time-rich appointments, a motivated member population, and the clinical data infrastructure to track what actually matters.
• Integrated support from an interdisciplinary team your assessments and programs live inside a Unified Health Story that every provider can see and build on.
• A beautifully designed clinic environment that reflects the standard of care you deliver.
• Meaningful growth: help us set the benchmark for proactive, movement-informed health in Canada.