Food Data Curator (Contract)
Job Description
At MyFitnessPal, our vision is to be the global catalyst for every “body” to achieve their healthy. We believe fitness starts with what you eat. We provide the tools and resources to reach your fitness 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 is a project-based contract position and not eligible for all Perks and Benefits listed below.
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 content management and recipe analysis
- Live our core values in all you do:
- Be Kind and Care
- Live Good Health
- Be Data-Inspired
- Champion Change
- Leave it Better than You Found It
- Make It Happen
- Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Food Science, or related field
- Registered Dietitian is desired but not required
- At least 1 year of experience working with nutrition analysis software
- Expertise 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 is a project-based contract position and not eligible for all Perks and Benefits listed below.
- Remote equal philosophy enabling you to work from any state in which we have operations in the continental U.S.Â
- Want to work in an office? We also have a physical office in Austin, TX
- Annual, in-person company retreats to work, bond, and enjoy team-building activities
- Opportunities for team members to meet and connect in person for company paid lunches or working sessions
- Flexible time-off policy + flexible working hours (Unlimited PTO Plan)
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Safe Harbor 401K programÂ
- Paid maternity and parental leave
- Monthly Wellness Allowance to assist team members to focus on their own physical and mental wellbeing and select wellness initiatives of their own choice
- Reward & recognition platform enabling peers to recognize and reward their peers for all the great work they do
- MyFitnessPal PremiumÂ
- Modern Virtual Learning and Development Library
- DEI Committee dedicated to ongoing efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress
- Diversity training for employees
- A dynamic, motivating, and fun work environmentÂ
At MyFitnessPal, our mission is to enable people to make healthy choices. And it wouldn't be possible without our team. We celebrate the unique POV that each person brings to the table and believe in a collaborative and inclusive environment. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, military or veteran status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. These are our guiding ideologies and apply across all aspects of employment.
MyFitnessPal participates in E-Verify.Â
Date Posted
03/09/2023
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