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Operations

Operations provides specialist support across all STFC Scientific Computing research and expertise areas and programmes through a variety of strategic, business functions.

 

This includes: 

 

  • Leadership of  projects, programmes, proposals, procurement, resources, budgets,  governance and risk.
  • Creating and implementing a business development strategy.
  • Providing specialist scientific communications creating case studies and social media content to ensure the impact of our work reaches a wide audience.
  • Dedicated support to host and manage attendance at national and international conferences.
  • Support for early careers, apprenticeships, and industrial placements.

Groups

Business Administration

Led by Shirley Miller, this group of dedicated professionals, based in both Daresbury and Harwell, provide administrative support for our hybrid workforce, with particular focus on:

  • Administration support for projects, programmes and themes.
  • Events, training and workshop management.
  • PA support for the senior leadership team.
  • Recruitment and onboarding support.

Business Development

Led by Marion Samler, this group actively:

  • Develop a business development strategy for Scientific Computing.
  • Build strategic partnerships across research communities.
  • Champion Scientific Computing’s capabilities and expertise across Academic, Government and industry groups.
  • Share market intelligence and identify new opportunities and funding for emerging areas of research and technologies.
  • Provide specialist support for the bid management process.

Communications and Impact

Led by Marion O’Sullivan, this group actively:

  • Demonstrates the impact of Scientific Computing’s research and expertise in accelerating crucial scientific research, through a variety of methods to multiple audiences.
  • Targets Government, funding bodies, international industries, academia and media, with timely information relating to science and technology priorities.
  • Provides specialist communications support for crisis and reputational management issues.

Project Management

Underpinning crucial business functions, this group led by David Macaree, provides:

  • Bid Management
  • Budget planning
  • Governance and risk management
  • Procurement management
  • Project and Programme Management
  • Resource Management
Dr Peter Oliver, Head of Operations, Scientific Computing
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Operations is fundamental to the success of Scientific Computing enabling technical and scientific staff to excel in their activities. It is a pleasure to work collaboratively with all parts of Scientific Computing to achieve excellence which would not be achievable in isolation.

Dr Peter Oliver, Head of Operations, Scientific Computing

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Meet the team

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Amanda Chapman

PA/Administrator, Business Administration
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Anjali Bhatt

Project Manager, IRIS, Project Management
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Archit Mantry

Project Co-Ordinator, Project Management
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Charlotte Matthews

ALC & PSDI Administrator, Business Administration
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Cora Jamieson

Year in Industry Student, Communications and Impact
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David Macaree

Project Management Lead
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Esme Mirzoeff

Year in Industry Student, Communications and Impact
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Georgia Lomas

Events Administrator, Business Administration
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Joanne Ogden

Project Secretary, IRIS, Administrator, Business Administration
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Katie Cartmell

Delivery Manager, DAFNI
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Lauren Giles

CCP-EM Administrator, Business Administration

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Layla Mirmalek

Assistant Project Manager, Project Management
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Lesley Mansfield

Project Manager, Project Management
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Louise Windsor

Onboarding & Training Administrator, Business Administration
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Lucy Eldridge

Resource Manager, Project Management
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Lydia Gibbons

Onboarding/ Administrator, Business Administration
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Lyndsey Harding

DAFNI Administrator, Business Administration
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Mai Hoang

CoSeC Administrator, Business Administration
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Marion O’Sullivan

Group Lead, Communications and Impact
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Nima Gholami Babaahmadi

Assistant Project Manager, Project Management
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Pam Slingsby

SHE Contact, Thematic Administrator, Business Administration
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Pankaj Pathania

Finance Administrator, Project Management
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Peter Oliver, Dr.

Head of Operations
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Peter Steere

Projects Consultant
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Pip Jackson

Programme Manager, ALC
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Rhian Greenaway

Graduate, Operations
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Sally Prydderch

Team Lead, Business Administration
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Shirley Miller

Business Administration Group Lead
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Enquiries

For more information and all enquiries, please contact us.

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