R&D; Facilitator – Kefilo

Position: R&D; Facilitator
Company: Kefilo
Type: Equity-Based | Part time
Commitment: 20–25 hours/week
Work Mode: Remote / Hybrid

About Kefilo

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

We are developing personalised nutrition programs, functional food products, 90-day transformation programs and scalable food-production systems.

We are looking for an R&D; Facilitator who can build and leverage a strong pan-India R&D; and innovation network to accelerate Kefilo's product development, research, testing and access to innovation resources.

Key Responsibilities

- R&D; Network Development – Build and maintain a diverse network of food R&D; laboratories, universities, research institutes, food technology centres, researchers, scientists, incubators and innovation organisations across India.

- Laboratory & Testing Access – Identify and facilitate access to specialised labs for food formulation, nutritional analysis, microbiological testing, shelf-life studies, food safety, packaging and product validation.

- Innovation Schemes & Grants – Identify relevant central and state government schemes, grants, subsidies, innovation programs, R&D; funding opportunities and technical support available to food-tech and nutrition startups.

- Institutional Partnerships – Establish and facilitate collaborations with universities, research institutions, laboratories, incubators and technology centres for joint R&D;, product development, testing and validation.

- Technology & Research Discovery – Continuously identify emerging food technologies, functional ingredients, processing technologies,



packaging solutions, automation and other innovations relevant to Kefilo.

- R&D; Requirement Mapping – Understand Kefilo's product and technology requirements and connect each requirement with suitable laboratories, researchers, institutions, technologies or funding opportunities.

- Government & Innovation Ecosystem – Build relationships with relevant government departments, innovation missions, incubators, accelerators and scheme administrators to identify opportunities for Kefilo.

- R&D; Project Facilitation – Help move projects from initial research requirements to institutional discussions, proposals, testing, validation, pilot projects and implementation.

- R&D; Intelligence Database – Build a structured database of laboratories, research institutions, scientists, technologies, schemes, grants, incubators and partnership opportunities across India.

- Strategic R&D; Support – Work closely with Kefilo's Food Scientist, Nutritionists, Kitchen R&D; and founding team to identify and execute high-value R&D; opportunities.

Ideal Candidate

- Experience in R&D;, food technology, innovation, research institutions, technology transfer, academia-industry collaboration or a related field.

- Strong understanding of India's R&D; and innovation ecosystem.

- Must have a diverse and active network across R&D; labs, universities,



research institutes, food technology centres and innovation organisations in India.

- Knowledge of government R&D; grants, startup schemes, subsidies and innovation programs is highly preferred.

- Strong relationship-building and communication skills.

- Ability to independently identify opportunities and convert them into actual collaborations.

- Experience facilitating institutional partnerships, research projects, grants or technology development will be an advantage.

- Strong research, networking and execution capabilities.

- Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to work closely with an early-stage founding team.

What You Get

- Equity participation in Kefilo.

- Opportunity to become part of the founding R&D; and innovation team.

- Opportunity to build a national R&D; and innovation network for Kefilo.

- Direct involvement in functional food, nutrition and food-tech product development.

- Opportunity to work with scientists, food technologists, researchers, laboratories, universities and government innovation ecosystems.

- Leadership opportunity as Kefilo scales its R&D; and product innovation capabilities.

Important: This is an equity-based position with no fixed salary at the current stage. Equity will be structured based on expertise, network, contribution, responsibility and long-term commitment, subject to formal equity and founder/advisory agreements.

The ideal candidate is someone who can open doors, create institutional connections and convert India's R&D; and innovation ecosystem into tangible opportunities for Kefilo — not someone who simply researches institutions or shares information.

📌 R&D Facilitator (Part-time, Equity only) (India)
🏢 Kefilo
📍 India