Senior Researcher, Home Resilience & SCORE (Remote)

Pearl Certification; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work in U.S.

Medical, vision & dental coverage

Stock options

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off + holidays

Job summary

Pearl seeks a Senior Researcher to advance Pearl’s SCORE, focusing on the Resilience Pillar and guiding scoring methodologies across the standard. You will monitor industry standards, explore new technologies, and publish research to inform practice.

You will collaborate with experts nationwide and internationally, contributing to Pearl’s mission to make home performance visible and evidence-based. Remote, nationwide U.S. teams welcome.

Qualifications

• Background in residential resilience research and/or standards.
• Demonstrated experience developing or maintaining scoring methodologies, algorithms, or technical standards.
• Strong working knowledge of residential building performance, resilience measures, and related technologies.
• Experience tracking and interpreting industry standards development (e.g., building codes, resilience ratings, energy performance standards).
• Excellent written communication skills, with experience authoring technical research papers and content for general audiences.
• Ability to engage credibly with external subject matter experts and represent Pearl in professional and academic settings.
• We appreciate and value everyone's unique skillset, but for this role to be successful, the above criteria MUST be met. Please do not apply if you do not meet the requirements above.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of SCORE algorithms, with primary ownership of the Resilience pillar and active support for the other SCORE pillars.
• Track the development of new and emerging industry standards to ensure that the Pearl SCORE remains aligned with leading industry research (e.g. NFPA 1140, ASCE 7-22, ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2022, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55, etc.).
• Track new and emerging technologies in the home performance and resilience space, ensuring they are properly represented in the Pearl SCORE.
• Engage with national and international experts in the home performance and resilience fields to inform SCORE methodology.
• Support Pearl’s public programs division in identifying roles for the SCORE in resilience, energy, and other SCORE-related programs.
• Support studies of the relationship between home resilience features and the outcomes of natural disasters, including disaster-driven physical damage, insurance payouts, and replacement costs.
• Identify data sources to generate accurate SCOREs at scale, including U.S. census data, permit data, insurance data, etc.
• Author or co-author research papers documenting SCORE-related methodology and findings.
• Author or co-author blogs and other materials that translate SCORE research for popular and industry audiences.

Skills

Residential resilience

Standards development

Algorithm development

Building performance

Written communication

External engagement

Research dissemination

Education

Advanced degree

Job description

Pearl seeks a Senior Researcher to advance Pearl’s SCORE, focusing on the Resilience Pillar and guiding scoring methodologies across the standard. You will monitor industry standards, explore new technologies, and publish research to inform practice.

You will collaborate with experts nationwide and internationally, contributing to Pearl’s mission to make home performance visible and evidence-based. Remote, nationwide U.S. teams welcome.