Food Scientist – Kefilo
Position: Food Scientist – R&D; & Product Development
Company: Kefilo
Type: Equity-Only | Founding Team
Commitment: Part-time, 20–25 hours/week
Work Mode: Remote / Hybrid
Compensation: Equity-based; no fixed salary at the current stage
About Kefilo
Kefilo is building a human transformation ecosystem focused on functional nutrition, preventive wellness, gut health, fitness and lifestyle redesign.
We are building beyond a traditional food-delivery model, combining personalised nutrition, healthy food products, 90-day transformation programs, technology-enabled customer engagement and scalable food-production infrastructure.
We are looking for a Food Scientist who can take ownership of food R&D;, product formulation, standardisation and development of scalable functional food products.
Key Responsibilities
Lead R&D; for the development of nutritious, functional and commercially viable food products.
Develop and optimise recipes with precise ingredients, quantities, nutritional specifications, portions and preparation methods.
Develop functional food products focused on areas such as high protein, high fibre, gut health, balanced nutrition and preventive wellness.
Analyse nutritional composition and establish explicit nutritional specifications for products.
Conduct product trials, sensory evaluations and formulation experiments to improve taste, texture, nutrition and consumer acceptance.
Work closely with nutritionists to ensure products align with specific nutritional and transformation objectives.
Standardise recipes and production processes so products can be consistently manufactured at scale.
Research new ingredients, functional ingredients, food technologies and processing methods that can improve Kefilo's product portfolio.
Develop formulations and processes that can move efficiently from small-batch R&D; to commercial-scale production.
Work with the Cloud Kitchen and Kitchen R&D; teams to ensure products are practical, efficient and
📌 Food Scientist (India)
🏢 Kefilo
📍 India