Food & Ingredient Analyst (Contract, Part-Time)
Role Overview
WISEcode is building the world's most comprehensive food data platform, co-developed with nutrition scientists to reveal what's really in our food.
We're hiring a very select team of high caliber food and ingredient analysts to help build the foundation that everything else is built on: clear, accurate ingredient data.
This is precise, meaningful work — with clear and accurate food information, and a real opportunity to impact the health of everyday Americans.
Job type: Contract, part-time
Pay: $30/hour
Schedule: Guaranteed weekly hours 10 hrs/week for 4 weeks ; immediate short-term ramp
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About The Role
WISEcode is building the world's most comprehensive food data platform, co-developed with nutrition scientists to reveal what's really in our food.
We're hiring a very select team of high caliber food and ingredient analysts to help build the foundation that everything else is built on: clear, accurate ingredient data.
This is precise, meaningful work — with clear and accurate food information, and a real opportunity to impact the health of everyday Americans.
Job type: Contract, part-time
Pay: $30/hour
Schedule: Guaranteed weekly hours 10 hrs/week for 4 weeks ; immediate short-term ramp
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Start: August 20, 2026. (Training on or before Aug 17; executing on or before Aug 20)
What You'Ll Do
- Work directly with food and ingredient data, identifying what makes each ingredient unique and how ingredients relate to one another.
- Use AI tools to bring clarity to each ingredient — its identity, functional capacities, synonyms, and scientifically backed descriptive detail.
- Keep the data accurate and consistent; catch and correct errors.
- Work in a team environment picking up review requests from a queue and resolve those requests or escalate for next steps.
What we're looking for
- A formal background in nutrition or food science (AA, bachelor's, advanced degree, or technical training).
- Strong ingredient and chemical understanding — you know what an ingredient is and how it behaves.
- A detail-first, highly accurate approach; comfort reading Nutrition Facts panels and ingredient lists.
- Confidence with numbers and data entry; a talent for spotting mistakes.
- Excellent time management; you set and meet deadlines.
- High quality communicators that can work in a high paced, team oriented environment.
How we hire
We expect many applications and are selecting only ten analysts.
The application includes a short hands-on skills exercise so we can see your accuracy in action.
About The Role
WISEcode is building the world's most comprehensive food data platform, co-developed with nutrition scientists to reveal what's really in our food.
We're hiring a very select team of high caliber food and ingredient analysts to help build the foundation that everything else is built on: clear, accurate ingredient data.
This is precise, meaningful work — with clear and accurate food information, and a real opportunity to impact the health of everyday Americans.
Job type: Contract, part-time
Pay: $30/hour
Schedule: Guaranteed weekly hours 10 hrs/week for 4 weeks ; immediate short-term ramp
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Start: August 20, 2026. (Training on or before Aug 17; executing on or before Aug 20)
What You'Ll Do
- Work directly with food and ingredient data, identifying what makes each ingredient unique and how ingredients relate to one another.
- Use AI tools to bring clarity to each ingredient — its identity, functional capacities, synonyms, and scientifically backed descriptive detail.
- Keep the data accurate and consistent; catch and correct errors.
- Work in a team environment picking up review requests from a queue and resolve those requests or escalate for next steps.
What we're looking for
- A formal background in nutrition or food science (AA, bachelor's, advanced degree, or technical training).
- Strong ingredient and chemical understanding — you know what an ingredient is and how it behaves.
- A detail-first, highly accurate approach; comfort reading Nutrition Facts panels and ingredient lists.
- Confidence with numbers and data entry; a talent for spotting mistakes.
- Excellent time management; you set and meet deadlines.
- High quality communicators that can work in a high paced, team oriented environment.
How we hire
We expect many applications and are selecting only ten analysts.
The application includes a short hands-on skills exercise so we can see your accuracy in action.
About Wisecode
Private food-intelligence company using AI, nutrition science, and lab analysis to explain food quality to consumers and brands.
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