Food Data Curator
At MyFitnessPal, our vision is to be the most trusted brand for improving your health through better food choices. We believe good health starts with what you eat. We provide the tools and resources to reach your weight management goals.
As a Food Data Curator, your job will be to make it easier for our members to find and log food. You’ll improve our database by researching, correcting, and categorizing food data. This position is critical to our team and our users to create the best experience possible. In this position, you will report to the Lead Nutrition Scientist.
This contract will be valid through the end of 2024 with a possibility of extension.
What you’ll be doing:
Verify food data for accuracy and completeness
Categorize and tag foods within our food taxonomy system
Improve the process of food curation by providing feedback
Manage food data in our database
Assist with product and marketing content development and recipe analysis
Qualifications to be successful in this role:
Native German speaker, currently living in Germany is highly preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Food Science, or related field
Registered Dietitian (or German equivalent) is desired but not required; individuals with experience in specialized food science or food data environments will be considered in lieu of an RD
At least 1 year of experience working with nutrition analysis software
Experience in navigating verified food data systems like FoodData Central
Knowledge of food preparation/cooking, recipe creation, recipe analysis
High attention to detail
Ability to provide constructive feedback, problem solve, and improve systems and processes
Strong interest in helping millions of people achieve their health and fitness goals
This contract will be valid through the end of 2024 with a possibility of extension.
Food Data Curator
At MyFitnessPal, our vision is to be the most trusted brand for improving your health through better food choices. We believe good health starts with what you eat. We provide the tools and resources to reach your weight management goals.
As a Food Data Curator, your job will be to make it easier for our members to find and log food. You’ll improve our database by researching, correcting, and categorizing food data. This position is critical to our team and our users to create the best experience possible. In this position, you will report to the Lead Nutrition Scientist.
This contract will be valid through the end of 2024 with a possibility of extension.
What you’ll be doing:
Verify food data for accuracy and completeness
Categorize and tag foods within our food taxonomy system
Improve the process of food curation by providing feedback
Manage food data in our database
Assist with product and marketing content development and recipe analysis
Qualifications to be successful in this role:
Native German speaker, currently living in Germany is highly preferred
Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Food Science, or related field
Registered Dietitian (or German equivalent) is desired but not required; individuals with experience in specialized food science or food data environments will be considered in lieu of an RD
At least 1 year of experience working with nutrition analysis software
Experience in navigating verified food data systems like FoodData Central
Knowledge of food preparation/cooking, recipe creation, recipe analysis
High attention to detail
Ability to provide constructive feedback, problem solve, and improve systems and processes
Strong interest in helping millions of people achieve their health and fitness goals
This contract will be valid through the end of 2024 with a possibility of extension.