Sr. Functional Medicine Nutritionist

About the Company

Founded in 2016, Pennington Partners provides best-in-class solutions to highly successful entrepreneurial families to improve and elevate their lives. One of those solutions is concierge-style health and wellness services, spanning from functional medicine-based nutrition to health coaching and fitness. We are looking for an exceptional senior functional-medicine nutritionist to serve as our Sr. Health & Wellness Specialist. The candidate is licensed or is eligible to become a licensed nutritionist or dietitian in Maryland and other states, and has at least three years of concentrated experience in providing clinical nutrition services to clients.

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Our culture is vibrant, intelligent, and relentlessly driven. We are exceptional professionals with diverse, multi-disciplinary backgrounds who value independent judgment, integrity, and fresh thinking. While the firm continues to gain scale, we remain deeply committed to our entrepreneurial roots—valuing agility, creativity, and an unwavering client focus.

About the Role

As the Sr. Health & Wellness Specialist (Sr. Functional Medicine Nutritionist), your primary role is to advance client and team wellness by designing and implementing programming and providing expert one-on-one nutrition guidance and wellness coaching. You cultivate a culture of investment in personal wellness among successful entrepreneurs and their families, and among our team members.

The ideal candidate takes initiative, efficiently and confidently serves our clients, collaborates as a team player, and embraces their responsibility as a subject matter expert in their field. The individual will understand our clients’ evolving needs and be agile and flexible in managing their workload.

Candidates seeking a 100 percent clinical position do not align with this role. The ideal candidate enjoys translating health information via newsletters, virtual presentations, in-person presentations, social media, and other written and live formats. The candidate is also excited by supporting in-person special events, retreats, and gatherings that pertain to health & wellness, such as our Annual Client Retreat.

This role is based at our office in Houston, TX, Bethesda, MD, or remote. For those based at one of our offices, we provide the option to work one day from home per week. This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned functional nutritionist. Please include a cover letter stating your interest and experience, and submit your cover letter and resume as one file when applying to this position.

What You’ll Do

Client Experience

• Provide one-on-one nutrition and/or functional nutrition-guided health coaching sessions (depending on the need) for entrepreneurial families and our team, reporting to the Director of Health & Wellness.
• Apply expertise in clinical nutrition, lab test analysis, and health coaching.
• Determine and provide the appropriate level of support a client may need, ranging from medical nutrition therapy, to health coaching, to a referral for outside care.
• Support the Director of Health & Wellness in providing services to families.
• Maintain timely and accurate session notes in Practice Better (our HIPAA-compliant client records portal).
• Maintain communication with clients to support momentum between one-on-one sessions and increase awareness of our Health & Wellness webinars.
• Build and maintain therapeutic trust and immediate rapport with clients.
• Lead team Health & Wellness breaks focused on nutrition and wellness topics you love, such as fitness/movement, mindfulness, healthy snacks, quick meal prep, and nutrition for mental health.

Health & Wellness Marketing / Public-Facing Education

• Contribute to, develop, and present thought leadership content, such as our Health & Wellness webinars and Health & Wellness newsletters/blogs. Ensure your work aligns with an evidence-based approach.

What You’ll Need

• Master’s degree in nutrition, dietetics, or a closely related field, with commensurate certification (such as a CNS or RD) and demonstrated experience in health coaching.
• Proficiency in developing functional medicine-based nutrition.
• Experience serving clients with a functional nutrition approach for functional longevity, metabolic dysregulation, dyslipidemia, dysbiosis, mental health, autoimmunity, female and/or male hormone needs, weight loss, weight loss in menopause, food allergies/intolerances. The ideal candidate is proficient in several of these areas,
• Competency in interpreting nutrition-related lab data, such as blood chemistry, glucose and metabolic markers, gut health, stool, SIBO, amino acids, organic acids, hormones, methylation biomarkers, nutrigenomics, from CLIA-certified laboratories. The ideal candidate is proficient in several of these areas, need not be an expert in all, and is eager to learn.
• Eligibility for licensure as a nutritionist or dietitian in Maryland and other states.
• IFM Certification or other advanced functional medicine training is a plus.
• NBC-HWC or other health coaching certification is a plus.
• Three years of experience minimum, providing clinical nutrition and wellness services in a client-facing role. While private practice experience is valuable, the ideal candidate also has experience in a large practice, corporate, or public sector setting.
• Ability to multitask, thrive, and adapt in a dynamic, demanding environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite. Proven expertise with Practice Better is a plus.
• Proven track record of strong written and verbal communication skills about health topics, including the ability to succinctly explain complex ideas.
• Maintenance of all required continuing education, licensure, certifications, and insurance, as applicable and required by state law, with associated expenses covered by Pennington Partners. Operate within your scope of practice.
• Highest level of integrity. Confident and self-motivated, with the ability to initiate and complete projects with minimal oversight.

What You’ll Get

We offer competitive and comprehensive benefits to help you prioritize your wellness and your career development. We are guided by our Core Values: Developing One’s Greatest Potential, Thinking Big, Client Obsession, and Tikkun Olam (Repair Our World).

• Salary - Competitive compensation (base salary + target bonus)
• Benefits - Robust benefits package with choice of PPO Health Insurance Plans covering medical, dental, vision, disability, and group term life insurance. Optional HSA Plan with $650 employer contribution, 401(k) plan with employer match, cell phone reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness - $100/month stipend to use on choice of fitness, meditation classes, meal kits, CSA, and more. Oura Ring welcome gift and one-year subscription to the Oura Ring app, and Pennington welcome swag! Worldwide emergency travel assistance coverage.
• Paid Time Off - 15 days PTO, sick leave, bereavement leave, 11 federal holidays, and 3 floating holidays. Paid maternity and paternity leave for biological and adoptive parents, plus the option to work from home after paid leave ends to extend time with your growing family, and a $4,000 childcare stipend to help you transition back to work.
• Career Development & Growth - Support for maintaining and expanding your credentials, including licensure, CEU/conference reimbursement, and healthcare practitioner insurance, as applicable.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

It is the policy of Pennington Partners to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, or related conditions), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a parent, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. It is Pennington Partners' policy to comply with applicable laws concerning the employment of persons with disabilities, including reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities.