Senior Material Catalog & Standards Researcher

Material Bank; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Health benefits

401(k) after 90 days

Paid holidays

Growth opportunities

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Material Bank, the world’s largest material marketplace for architecture and design, seeks a Sr. Material Researcher to shape catalog representation across the marketplace.

This hybrid role, located out of Boca Raton with openness to Boston area, focuses on standards, taxonomy, and smarter product data enrichment to serve thousands of design professionals daily. You will own complex material questions, lead category onboarding, and translate research into practical catalog improvements, driving

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in architectural materials, building products, interior products, product specification or materials research.
• Ability to research incomplete or conflicting information and reach defensible conclusions.
• Understanding of how designers and architects evaluate, compare, and specify materials.

Responsibilities

• Own complex material and product questions requiring expert judgment.
• Review brand/product updates, resolve ambiguity, add useful intelligence.
• Lead or support new category onboarding with attributes and taxonomy.
• Research emerging materials and translate findings into practical recommendations.
• Investigate search and discovery problems due to data quality.
• Propose catalog standard improvements and document decisions.

Skills

Architectural materials

Product specification

Materials research

Research methodology

Catalog systems

Observation and analysis

Tools

PIM

Job description

Material Bank, the world’s largest material marketplace for architecture and design, seeks a Sr. Material Researcher to shape catalog representation across the marketplace.

This hybrid role, located out of Boca Raton with openness to Boston area, focuses on standards, taxonomy, and smarter product data enrichment to serve thousands of design professionals daily. You will own complex material questions, lead category onboarding, and translate research into practical catalog improvements, driving