Our Client

Our client is a tech-enabled, pet nutrition company delivering customised fresh meals for dogs and cats based on individual profiles, allergies, goals, and lifestyle. From their licensed production facility in Singapore, they handle everything from formulation to fulfilment to ensure safety, quality, and pet health.

The Role

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Nutritionist bridges scientific research, R&D formulation, and customer understanding combining nutritional science with real-world insights from pet owners, so as ensure measurably higher quality of life and extended longevity for pets via nutrition.

If you have strong technical knowledge in animal nutrition, love working with data and product development, and truly understand pet care because you have your own pets, this is the role for you!

Key Responsibilities

Research & Product Development

• Lead formulation development of new pet food products, ensuring nutritional balance, palatability,

• and compliance with established standards (NFC, AAFCO, FEDIAF, AVA, etc.).

• Collaborate with Procurement and Operations teams to source, test, and validate ingredients based on nutritional quality and bioavailability.

• Conduct R&D studies on dietary performance, ingredient efficacy, and alternative protein sources

• Drive forensic nutritional analysis of products and competitor benchmarks.

• Partner with external laboratories to conduct assays, ensure data accuracy, and maintain robust research documentation.

• Convert R&D insights into product improvements and contribute to marketing

Customer & AI Development

• Handle and analyse customer queries and feedback to understand common nutrition issues.

• Translate customer insights into AI training data to enhance the Nutrition BOT’s learning accuracy.

• Develop knowledge-base materials and FAQs for automation, reducing manual response volume

• over time.

• Provide technical support for complex or specialised nutrition issues not covered by the AI system

• Gradually transition from customer-servicing focus to a predominantly R&D-oriented role

Technical Analysis & Quality Assurance

• Perform nutrient composition analysis and validate results across production batches.

• Develop and maintain nutritional specifications and formulation databases.

• Monitor market trends and conduct scientific literature reviews to identify emerging nutrition opportunities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Support Marketing, Operations, and Quality teams on product claim substantiation, labelling, and compliance.

• Provide internal training or technical updates on pet nutrition topics.

Key Requirements

• Degree in Animal Science, Food Science, Nutrition, or related field

• In-depth understanding of small companion animal anatomy, particularly digestive physiology

• Strong foundation in micronutrients and ingredient functionality

• Experience in R&D, food formulation, or pet food manufacturing preferred

• Familiarity with NRC, AAFCO, and FEDIAF nutritional standards

• Proficiency in data analysis, Microsoft Excel, and technical writing

• Strong analytical mindset with attention to scientific accuracy and detail

• Curious, innovative, and unafraid to challenge conventional nutrition norms

• Must be a pet owner and genuinely passionate about pet health and nutrition.

• Passionate about animal health and welfare

Additional Information

• Hybrid Work Environment

• Work Life Balance

• Centrally Located, South of Singapore

This role is open only to candidates who are currently eligible to work in Singapore.