Food Scientist

Food Scientist - Kefilo

Role: Food Scientist / Founding Team Member
Company: Kefilo
Compensation: Equity Only
Work Mode: Remote / Part-time
Commitment: 20-25 hours/week

About Kefilo

Kefilo is building a human transformation ecosystem focused on functional nutrition, preventive wellness, gut health and lifestyle redesign.

We are building beyond a traditional food-delivery model, with a focus on personalized nutrition, healthy food products, transformation programs and scalable food production.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Food Scientist who can take ownership of food R&D at Kefilo, develop and standardize healthy and functional food products, and help build systems for scalable, consistent and commercially viable food production.

This is an equity-based founding team opportunity for someone who wants to build the food science and product R&D function from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Research and develop healthy, functional and nutrition-focused food products aligned with Kefilos transformation programs.

• Develop and standardize recipes based on nutrition, taste, cost, shelf life and scalability.

• Work with nutritionists to optimize macro and micronutrient profiles of meals and food products.

• Conduct trials, sensory evaluations and product testing to improve taste, texture, quality and consistency.

• Develop standardized recipes, ingredient specifications, preparation methods and quality parameters.

• Evaluate ingredients, food formulations, preservation methods, packaging and storage requirements.

• Work on improving the scalability of products from small-batch trials to commercial production.

• Support development of ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook, functional and convenience food products.

• Analyse food costs, yield, wastage and production efficiency to support commercially viable formulations.

• Establish food quality, hygiene, safety and standardization protocols in coordination with the operations team.

• Research food technology, functional ingredients and emerging nutrition-focused food products.

• Work closely with the founder, nutrition, kitchen, operations and marketing teams to take products from concept to market.

Ideal Candidate

• Degree or background in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Engineering, Nutrition or a related field.

• Practical understanding of food formulation, product development, food processing and quality control.

• Experience in recipe development, food R&D, product testing or commercial food production is preferred.

• Strong understanding of nutrition, ingredients, food safety and food quality.

• Ability to balance nutrition, taste, cost, scalability and customer acceptance.

• Comfortable conducting experiments and developing products from scratch.

• Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skills.

• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to work in an early-stage environment.

• Strong ownership and ability to work independently with the founding team.

What You Get

• Founding Food Scientist position at Kefilo.

• Equity participation.

• Direct collaboration with the founder and multidisciplinary team.

• Opportunity to build Kefilos food R&D and product development function from the ground up.

• Ownership of new product development, recipe standardization and food innovation.

• Potential to grow into a core food science and product leadership role as Kefilo scales.

Important

This is an equity-only opportunity with no fixed salary at the current stage.

The expected contribution is 20-25 hours per week on a remote, part-time basis. We are looking for someone interested in building long-term value and taking ownership of a core function rather than working only on assigned tasks.

The founder onboarding process includes 3-4 strategic discussions followed by a 1-month NDA-based collaboration phase to evaluate expertise, execution, ownership and long-term alignment.

Equity will be structured based on contribution, responsibility and commitment, with a 5-year vesting structure for core founding members.

Fixed compensation will be introduced after fundraising and revenue stabilization.

If you are primarily looking for a fixed-salary position, this opportunity may not be suitable at the current stage.