Mid-Level Recipe Developer (Registered Dietitian)

This full-time role in Tokyo develops recipes for the food and nutrition management service おいしい健康. The work covers planning, testing, and developing recipes that meet specified nutritional values for different seasons and medical conditions. The role also supports nutrition supervision and progress management for recipes commissioned from professional chefs, contributes to collaborative product development with major companies, proofreads and revises cooking articles, and selects and creates recipe posts for social media such as Instagram.

The service publishes approximately 10,000 recipes supervised by registered dietitians. Recipes are developed to combine nutritional control with taste, practical preparation steps, and appealing written and visual presentation. The role includes directing food styling and cooking photography. The service provides meal suggestions for more than 80 conditions and themes; the posting also describes this coverage as approximately 90 conditions and themes.

Applicants must hold a registered dietitian qualification, have at least two years of professional experience, and have experience in recipe development. The posting seeks people who enjoy cooking, regularly gather cooking-related information, try new recipes, and apply creative improvements. Interest in studying food styling and cooking photography, or practical experience in those areas, is requested. Interest in sharing information through social media is also required. Experience providing nutrition counseling or health guidance at a hospital or health checkup center, and experience developing nutritionally balanced recipes, are welcomed.

The role requires learning not only about cooking but also about the concerns and symptoms associated with different medical conditions and reflecting that knowledge in recipes. Communication skills and a willingness to take on varied work are also sought. The position can include product development, nutrition counseling, creation of easy-to-understand nutrition materials, and collaboration with professional chefs, enabling broader work as a registered dietitian.

The recipe team works with registered dietitians and other specialists in a company that develops food-and-health services, including the おいしい健康 app and the medical-institution meal guidance solution Kakaris. The organization also works with engineers and designers and conducts joint research with medical universities. Remote work and core-time flextime are used. The company has approximately 45 members, online interviews are available, and onboarding during the first six months includes monthly one-on-one lunches with a mentor and regular meetings with the CEO.