--- title: 'Registered Dietitian and Lactation Consultant (Full Time) at Delfina' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/registered-dietitian-and-lactation-consultant-full-time-delfina-united-states-qjftzym21ztd' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Registered Dietitian and Lactation Consultant (Full Time) at Delfina - **Company:** Delfina - **Location:** United States - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://www.delfina.com/careers?gh_jid=5325418008 ## Job description – This employment opportunity is through Delfina Medical Group – Objective: Delfina Medical Group is hiring a full-time, Spanish and English based bilingual Registered Dietitian and Lactation Consultant to support patients through pregnancy and postpartum. This is a 100% virtual position. The role combines direct patient care with building and maintaining clinical protocols, and grows over time to include additional state licensure and support for other dietitians as the team expands. About Us: Delfina Medical Group and Delfina Care Inc. provide a leading pregnancy care data platform and clinical services to improve maternal and child health outcomes. ‍About You: We are looking for a clinician who is passionate about patient engagement in nutrition, lactation, and lifestyle, and who is comfortable using technology to support better care. This is a combined role for someone who holds both Registered Dietitian and IBCLC credentials. Responsibilities: A) Nutrition and Lactation Care - Provide perinatal nutrition and lactation care for pregnancy and postpartum. - Provide 1:1 and group dietitian and and lactation visits by video, phone, and app. - Manage nutrition care for the pregnancy and postpartum journey including gestational diabetes and for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy. - Teach and lead group lactation support and education classes. - Create breastfeeding and chestfeeding protocols and safety measures for a telemedicine platform. B) Protocols and Patient Content - Build and maintain nutrition and lactation protocols and safety measures for virtual care. - Update protocols and procedures as needed to keep care safe and effective. - Create app-based patient content that supports learning and success. C) Growth and Team Support - Obtain additional state dietitian licenses over time to support patients as Delfina expands into new states. - As the dietitian team grows, help support and guide other Registered Dietitians and Lactation Consultants within Delfina Medical Group. Qualifications: - Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) with at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. - Active International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). - Licensed to practice as a dietitian in at least three of the following states: - Maryland - Nevada - Illinois - Texas - Willing to obtain additional state licenses. - Fluent in English and Spanish. This is required. - Two or more years providing pregnancy-related nutrition care, including management of gestational diabetes and Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. - CDCES (Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist) certification, or the clinical experience to be CDCES-eligible(Preferred) - One or more years of experience practicing as an IBCLC in the prenatal and postpartum setting. - Previous experience providing virtual patient care. Virtual Work Requirements - A private location with reliable high-speed internet suitable for patient visits. - Comfort working by video, phone, text, and app-based tools. ## Compensation and Benefits - Full-time, salaried position (or part-time upon interest). - Health insurance benefits. - Starter 401(k) plan available for employee contributions (non-matching). - Support for maintaining multi-state licensure. We value that everyone at Delfina brings a unique background and perspective. Prospective applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet 100% of the listed qualifications and are encouraged to use their resume and other application materials to demonstrate how their skills meet, or are equivalent to, the listed qualifications. Compensation: $94,000-$110,000 USD annually The base salary range for this full-time position in the United States represents a wide variety of factors, including location, skills, experience, education, and training. New hires who meet most of the qualifications above should expect to earn near the middle of the posted salary range. Delfina Medical Group provides equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or family status, national origin, age, veteran or disability status. Note that Delfina Medical Group does not sponsor or facilitate any U.S. work authorization.  All applicants must have unrestricted and independent authorization to work at Delfina. ## About Delfina ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Delfina provides an intelligent pregnancy care platform that uses data and technology to help healthcare providers, health plans, and employers deliver personalized, equitable maternal care. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: ~2021 (Pre-Seed round in March 2021) - **Founders**: Eliza Nguyen (Co-Founder), Senan Ebrahim (Chief Scientific Officer, Co-Founder), Ali Ebrahim (Chief Technology Officer, Co-Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: HealthTech / Healthcare IT (Maternal Health) - **Target customers**: B2B — healthcare providers, health plans, and employers - **Mission statement**: "Delivering intelligent pregnancy care for all—to all." The company aims to solve the maternal health crisis by standardizing access to quality care to enable better outcomes for families and lower costs for payors. ## Products & Services - **Delfina Care Platform**: An integrated pregnancy care platform that offers personalized care plans, continuous doula support, telehealth services, at-home monitoring, and a patient app. It provides data-driven insights to care teams to automate routine tasks and activate proactive care plans. Type: SaaS Platform. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total Funding of **$22.3M** across 5 rounds. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: U.S. Venture Partners (led Series A), Story Ventures (led Seed), MassChallenge, UnitedHealthcare Accelerator. - **Growth Signals**: - **Revenue**: Estimated at **$10.0M** in annual revenue. - **Headcount**: 57 employees, with a **+32.3% year-over-year growth rate**. - **Prestige**: Backed by a top-tier healthcare accelerators (UnitedHealthcare) and VCs. ## Competitive Advantages - **Integrated Platform**: Combines a patient-facing app, provider dashboard, doula support, and telehealth into a single solution, creating a sticky ecosystem. - **Payer Alignment**: Focused on reducing costs for payors (health plans, employers) by improving maternal outcomes, a strong selling point for enterprise contracts. - **Data-Driven Care**: Uses deep data insights to standardize care and bridge the maternal health gap, a scalable moat as more data is collected. - **Founding Team**: Combines medical expertise (MDs/PhDs) with deep technical leadership, providing a strong foundation for a domain-specific healthtech company. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling the Delfina Care platform to more providers and health plans across the US. - Expanding clinical partnerships and deepening data integration to improve care outcomes. - Building out the engineering and product teams to accelerate platform development. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Work**: A direct, measurable impact on the maternal health crisis in the U.S., a compelling purpose. - **Culture**: Emphasizes a respectful, inclusive, and diverse environment, especially for underrepresented backgrounds in women’s health. - **Work Model**: Hybrid with roles requiring at least 4 hours of overlap with Pacific Time. Offices in San Francisco and New York. Some roles (e.g., doulas) are fully remote. - **Compensation & Benefits**: - **Engineering Salary**: Competitive, with a posted range of $130k-$185k for a Backend Software Engineer. - **Equity**: Eligible for equity compensation. - **Perks**: Full Medical/Dental/Vision, flexible PTO, 16 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks paid family leave, 4 weeks paid bereavement leave, 10 paid mental health days/year, starter 401(k). - **Engineering Culture**: Startup environment seeking engineers who are "excited for new challenges" across a wide tech stack (Python, Go, Google Cloud, distributed systems, data pipelines). ## Sources 1. [Delfina.com](https://www.delfina.com) 2. [Delfina About Us](https://www.delfina.com/about-us) 3. [Delfina Careers](https://www.delfina.com/careers) 4. [Delfina Backend Engineer Job Posting](https://www.delfina.com/careers/software-engineer-backend) 5. 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