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About OWN:/"Only What’s Needed” (OWN) is people-powered food platform by Revant Himatsingka (Food Pharmer) that builds products with the people of India. We want to build trust in packaged food by building with people, making key decisions public, and keeping ourselves open to public scrutiny by sharing comprehensive test reports by competent third party labs.About the Role:This is a call to build products that make India healthier - the products won’t be made in the boardroom but by going on the road & listening to 140 cr Indians!The missionOnly What’s Needed exists for one reason: to help 140 crore Indians become healthier—by building nutrition products that are simple, clean, minimal-ingredient, and brutally honest.We don’t hide behind marketing. We don’t build in secret. We build in public, with Food Pharmer and a community that votes, questions, and holds us accountable.If you’ve ever felt angry that India is forced to choose between “tasty” and “trustworthy”…If you’ve ever wanted your science to reach millions—This role is that chance.A genuine chance to join & be the change maker!The role (read this carefully)You are the nerve centreYou sit in the middle of R&D, Quality, Supply, Manufacturing, Content—and you convert a belief into a real product people that can consume safely and confidently.Everything depends on you. If an idea becomes a product, it becomes one through you. If something breaks in trials, timelines, quality, vendor promises, or formulation—it is on you! If we ship something we’re proud of—it ships through you.This is not a job for intellectual thinkers, fence sitters- It’s for builders who focus on hardcore execution!This is not a desk jobYou will travel. You will get your hands dirty. You will do the basics yourself Visits to suppliers, labs, contract manufacturers, packaging vendorsBeing present for pilot runs, line trials, scale-ups, stability pulls, root-cause investigationsWorking round the clock (early mornings, late nights, sometimes tough hours)Own outcomes without ego—because the mission is bigger than the roleIf you need comfort, predictability, this won’t fit.If you want responsibility, speed, truth, and impact at scale—welcome.What you’ll own (end-to-end)1) Build products the Only What’s Needed wayProblem → insight → formulation → prototyping → trials → stability → specs → launchRelentless focus on minimal ingredients, clean formulations, natural inputs, Make trade-offs visible and defensible: taste vs label vs cost vs manufacturability 2) Be the cross-functional closerDrive daily/weekly execution across:R&D (formulation, iterations)Quality (specs, testing plans, compliance, risk)Supply (vendors, MOQs, lead times, costing)Manufacturing (process feasibility, yields, line behavior)Marketing/Brand (truthful claims, consumer education)You don’t “coordinate.” You close loops and ship.3) Build in public, with evidenceConvert community feedback + votes into products Ensure we can explain every choice simply:Why this ingredient? Why not that one?What evidence supports this claim?What did we test and why?Document learnings—wins and failures—without defensiveness4) Protect trust as the #1 metricBe the internal voice that asks:Is this ingredient truly necessary?Raise the bar even when it’s harderWho you are (non-negotiables)RequiredMinimum 2 years of experienceScience backgroundDeep interest in health First-principles thinker: you can reason from basics, not copy what competitors doHustler-builder mindset: you act fast, solve problems, and do what it takes to ship rightTremendous humility, zero ego: you care about outcomes, not creditComfort with tough work hoursStrong written + verbal clarity: you can align scientists, vendors, and creatives with precisionWhat we value Truth over trendEvidence over noiseSpeed with standardsHumility with ownershipPublic accountabilityService mindset- this is all about India getting healthierApplication (Mandatory- no exceptions)Once your profile is shortlisted, you will need to answer the below 2 questionsQ1. “What is the next product Only What’s Needed should make & why?”Include: the problem, who it serves, what “Only What’s Needed” means for the ingredient list, and how you’d validate it.Q2. “What makes you the ideal candidate to join Food Pharmer’s journey?” Be specific: what you’ve built, what you believe, and what you’re willing to do to make this mission real.