Senior Material Researcher

Job overview

The Senior Material Researcher role is hybrid, with the posting open to candidates in the Boston, MA area and identifying Boca Raton, FL as the role’s base. Compensation is not specified. Material Bank operates a global marketplace connecting design professionals with materials from leading brands. The researcher applies material expertise to improve product representation, catalog standards, category structure, and discovery. The work helps architects and designers search, compare, and specify materials using more accurate and useful marketplace information.

What you'll do

• Resolve complex material and product questions
• review brand and product updates
• support category onboarding and define attributes, controlled vocabularies, and hierarchy placement
• research materials, standards, and designer expectations
• investigate search and discovery issues related to product data
• recommend catalog standards and structural improvements
• document decisions and evidence
• coach peers and review complex work.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior material researcher

material research

product catalog

catalog standards

taxonomy

architecture and design

hybrid

boston ma

boca raton fl

material bank

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible paid time off, sick days, paid national holidays, contributions to medical, dental, vision, and disability plans, employee assistance program, 401(k) eligibility after 90 days, and career development opportunities.

Why this role

The role combines hands-on catalog work with research, category development, and standards improvement. The posting describes a hybrid model, with department leaders determining the approach for their teams.

About the employer

Material Bank is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.