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 Kefilo's 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
📌 Food Scientist (India)
🏢 Kefilo
📍 India