Senior Material Researcher

Job overview

The Senior Material Researcher is a hybrid role based in Boca Raton, FL, with candidates in the Boston, MA area also considered. Compensation is not specified. The role supports Material Bank’s marketplace catalog, which connects designers with materials from leading brands. The researcher improves how products and material categories are represented and discovered across the catalog. Through expert research, structured data improvements, documented decisions, and peer coaching, the role helps make catalog information more accurate and useful to architects and designers.

What you'll do

• Resolve complex material and product questions and enrich catalog records
• review brand and product updates
• support category onboarding by defining 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 evidence and reasoning
• coach peers and review complex work.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior material researcher

hybrid

boca raton fl

boston ma area

material bank

material research

architectural materials

product catalog

taxonomy

product data

flexible pto

401(k)

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

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

Why this role

Hybrid work model; candidates in the Boston, MA area are also considered. The role coaches peers without formal people management.

About the employer

Material Bank is hiring for this role. Industry: Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services. Sector: 51.