KatKin's Opportunity

Cats are undeniably champions of the Internet. They're cute, hilarious, and can be jerks, so honestly what's not to love? But, while they've been getting the recognition they deserve online, they've been left by the wayside in the pet food industry, with legacy FMCG companies opting to offer little innovation targeted specifically to the unique requirements of cats. Enter KatKin.

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Simply put, we're putting cats and their people first.

Giving cats the best possible Fresh cat food, as well as world-first personalised health and wellness initiatives, we're dedicated to helping all cats live their best nine lives.

We aim to give cat people a seamless and engaging online experience, balancing Fresh branded content and functional messaging, backed by science. We take world-class scientific knowledge from our board certified vet nutritionist, a nutrition scientist, a couple of in-house vets, and turn it all into bite-sized and delightful content that people can’t get enough of … a bit like our meals for cats. We’re a small team of cat enthusiasts that celebrates both wins and losses equally (we’re only human), our open office allows for ease of communication and collaboration, our popcorn machine is our current hot topic of discussion, we can guarantee there will be a cat on your desk at some point, and we all genuinely love what we do.

The Role

KatKin has launched an ambitious effort to revolutionise cat health by applying a rigorous scientific approach to product and knowledge innovation. The Scientific Affairs Veterinarian will provide veterinary insights across a range of corporate and research functions.

R&D. The successful candidate will work under the direction of, and closely with, the Director of R&D and consulting experts including a board-certified veterinary nutritionist. Strong interfacing will be required across the R&D team which includes nutritionists, data scientists, digital product experts, and experienced clinical trial leaders. The goal of the position is to ensure that trials, products, and digital content is designed and disseminated with the highest level of veterinary insight. If the successful candidate has a background in product or diet formulation, further opportunities exist for participation in those functions.

Marketing. The Scientific Affairs veterinarian will work in cooperation with marketing to develop high-quality educational, social media, and public (both lay and vet) digital content to further enforce Katkin’s credibility by providing outreach using our science-forward approach. In addition, you will have opportunities to work closely with the Customer Experience team on veterinary escalations and queries and help to educate that team and KatKin customers. The role is ideal for a veterinarian with interests in industry innovation and clinical trials, and a background in research or related endeavours is critical to success in the role.Key ownership areas

• Frequently collaborate with food scientists, data scientists, nutritionists, product specialists, and other R&D team members

• Design and review of scientific discovery including dissemination of jointly-authored scientific manuscripts and conference presentations

• Participation in clinical trial and nutritional study design to ensure highest product quality and scientific validation

• Provide critical veterinary insights to weekly R&D meetings and brainstorming sessions

• Suggest ideas for new veterinary-centric products which fulfil Katkin’s mission of delivering the highest education and products for cat parents everywhere

• Depending on background, participate in nutritional formulation and nutritional testing review with the on-staff nutritionist handling formulation

• Able to credibly present our science findings on stage, at events, in webinars or across marketing communications and organic content; open-minded about being used across marketing communication outputs

• Education and communication with customer experience advocates on consumer or veterinary questions about product suitability for cat health

• Contributing to KatKin’s content offering, including, video content creation, providing quotes and insight, appearing in organic and paid social content (images, quotes, video), authoring think pieces and thought leadership

• Review of digital content (scientific blogs, email campaigns) and digital survey design (interactive health assessments) for accuracy to facilitate the highest-quality cat health database and learning centre

• Quarterly visits (minimally) to the KatKin office for corporate retreats and R&D strategy sessions. Ability to sync part of work day to London time if remote

• Commensurate on interest, background, and corporate needs the position may have flexibility to be part-time or full-time

Who we are looking for:

• Passionate veterinary graduate with a commitment to cat health

• Experience in research or clinical trial development

• Strong written and oral scientific communication skills

• Familiarity with clinical treatments of feline diseases and risk factors affecting cat health

• Familiarity with content creation including digital media (webinars, recorded video content) which promote accessible science-forward messaging

• Willingness to represent Katkin and our mission in public, veterinary, and research settings

• Compatible nutritional and research philosophies with strong drive to question and test the status quo

• Confident in communicating: can translate complex scientific ideas to a cat parent in a variety of formats (written, spoken, video, etc)

• Willingness to engage with a dedicated cat parent audience online

• Credibility with vets and the public based on educational and clinical experience

• Ability to travel to London for on-site work as needed (the position is hybrid remote and open to applicants across the UK and US)

Nice to haves

• Board-certification in veterinary nutrition (ACVIM(Nutrition) or ECVCN), or experience in nutritional management of disease

• Industry experience

• Clinical practice experience, particularly in cats

• Successful track record of scientific publication

• A thorough understanding of social media and ideally a strong social media following, or minimally, confidence on the platforms

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and a MacBook

• Career defining opportunity in being instrumental to scaling our brand, fast

• No egos and a small close-knit team

• Annual leave entitlement plus your birthday off

• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave

• Discount for KatKin fresh meals

• Annual personal development budget

• Company pension KO

• All the tea and coffee you can drink, fresh fruit and great banter

To Apply

​To apply email ryanh@katkin.com

About us

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At KatKin we celebrate differences, and everything that makes our colleagues unique, by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive.
We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact terrie@katkin.com