About IntelliDigest
IntelliDigest is a purpose-driven company working with stakeholders across the food system, from farm to fork, supporting the transition towards more sustainable and circular approaches to food production. Through technology innovation, applied research, and capacity building, we enable improved resource efficiency, soil health, and sustainable food systems.
Our iDigest technology converts organic waste streams into valuable bio-nutrient outputs intended for use as soil improvers, growing media components, and fertilising products, supporting regenerative and low-input agriculture.
Role Overview
We are seeking a knowledgeable and motivated Nutrition & Health Consultant to join our growing team and provide evidence-based nutritional guidance while supporting the development of IntelliDigest’s digital health platform.
The role combines nutritional consultancy, personalised meal-planning guidance and scientific input into an app designed to help users understand and monitor the relationship between their diet and health.
You will contribute to the development of tools that connect dietary information with relevant health data, including gut analysis, biochemistry and haematology results, helping translate complex scientific information into practical, accessible and evidence-based nutritional insights.
You will work closely with software developers, scientists and product teams to define nutritional requirements, recommendation frameworks, content and user journeys.
This role is suitable for either part-time or full-time working and would particularly suit an experienced nutrition professional seeking a flexible role alongside consultancy, research or other professional commitments.
Key ResponsibilitiesNutrition & Consultancy
- Provide evidence-based nutritional guidance to individuals and project partners.
- Assess dietary patterns and nutritional intake and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support personalised meal planning and dietary monitoring.
- Translate complex nutritional science into clear, practical guidance.
- Develop and review nutrition-related educational content.
Digital Nutrition & App Development
- Provide nutrition subject-matter expertise throughout app development.
- Define nutritional requirements, user journeys and recommendation frameworks.
- Support the development of meal-planning, dietary monitoring and nutritional assessment features.
- Develop evidence-based rules and decision frameworks for nutritional recommendations.
- Work with developers and product teams to translate nutritional requirements into technical specifications.
- Review and validate nutrition-related content, calculations and recommendations.
Health & Laboratory Data
- Provide nutritional context for relevant health and laboratory data, including gut analysis, biochemistry and haematology.
- Help identify meaningful relationships between dietary patterns, nutritional status and health indicators.
- Contribute to data-driven nutritional insights and monitoring tools.
- Help determine which dietary, nutritional and laboratory parameters are relevant to specific use cases.
- Work with scientific and clinical specialists where appropriate.
The role does not involve diagnosing medical conditions or independently providing clinical interpretations of laboratory results. Clinical decisions will remain within appropriate professional and regulatory frameworks.
Research & Evidence
- Review and evaluate scientific literature relating to nutrition, diet, gut health and metabolic health.
- Keep up to date with developments in personalised nutrition and digital health.
- Support the development of evidence-based nutritional frameworks and protocols.
- Contribute to research, technical documentation and product validation.
Collaboration & Quality
- Work with software developers, data scientists, food scientists and laboratory teams.
- Communicate scientific requirements clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Support product testing, validation and continuous improvement.
- Ensure nutritional content and recommendations are evidence-based, appropriately referenced and regularly reviewed.
- Maintain awareness of relevant nutrition, health, ethical and regulatory requirements.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Human Nutrition, Dietetics, Nutritional Science, Food Science or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years’ relevant professional or research experience.
- Strong understanding of human nutrition and the relationship between diet and health.
- Experience assessing dietary intake and developing practical nutritional and meal-planning recommendations.
- Strong ability to evaluate and apply scientific evidence.
- Understanding of nutritional biomarkers and their relationship with health.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary technology and R&D environment.
Desirable Experience
- Personalised nutrition or digital health.
- Gut health, microbiome analysis or digestive health.
- Nutritional biomarkers and laboratory data.
- Biochemistry and haematology.
- Nutritional algorithms, decision trees or recommendation systems.
- Health, nutrition or wellness applications.
- Working with data scientists, software developers or product teams.
- UK/EU nutrition and health claims requirements.
- Start-up, R&D or innovation environments.
- Membership or registration with a relevant professional body, such as the Association for Nutrition (AfN).
What We Offer
- Flexible part-time or full-time working arrangements.
- The opportunity to work at the intersection of nutrition, health, food and technology.
- The opportunity to help shape a digital platform for personalised meal planning and health monitoring.
- A collaborative, multidisciplinary working environment.
- Professional development and career progression.
- The opportunity to contribute to meaningful health, environmental and social impact.
To Apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your relevant experience and interest in the role to [email protected] on or before September 15 2026.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £30,678.34 per year
Education:
Experience:
- Research & development: 2 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Livingston EH54 5BF
