Living Collections Data Specialist

Job description

Summary: The Living Collections Data Specialist is responsible for maintaining all data associated with MBG’s living collections and conservation horticulture program. This position manages complex, interconnected datasets that document the complete life cycle of each accession, from wild collection coordinates and provenance data through propagation protocols, cultivation histories, and distribution records, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and compliance with international botanical data standards. Responsibilities include verifying and updating taxonomic nomenclature, managing detailed source documentation that establishes legal and scientific provenance, recording material transfers, and integrating field collection data, seed bank records, propagation outcomes, and horticultural observations. The Specialist develops and implements data quality protocols, standardizes data entry procedures across divisions, and trains staff, researchers, and volunteers in LCMS workflows to ensure consistent documentation practices. This position creates custom data visualizations, reports, and analytics that inform collection development strategies, identify gaps in taxonomic or geographic...