Management Operations
Administration
The Sanger Institute is research led and this means the Management Operations support teams are inclusive in their approach to planning and decision making. We strive to be evidence based and make management decisions that are timely and transparent.
People from very different backgrounds and professional areas of expertise come together in Management Operations, with our world-leading researchers and colleagues in Science Operations we make the Sanger Institute a successful place to work.
Many of our teams support the overall operation of the Wellcome Genome Campus. This is a broad and challenging set of responsibilities and to achieve this, Management Operations has adopted a top-level objective to help structure the support we provide:
"To work creatively, collaboratively and transparently in an environment of mutual respect with staff and entities on the Genome Campus to ensure we provide highly effective support, infrastructure and services in the most cost-effective way."
Core team
![Alison King Photo of Alison King](/userpics/200/ack.jpg)
Alison King
Personal Assistant to the Director
![Dr Cordelia Langford Photo of Dr Cordelia Langford](/userpics/200/cfl.jpg)
Dr Cordelia Langford
Director of Scientific Operations
![Dr James McCafferty Photo of Dr James McCafferty](/userpics/200/jdmc.jpg)
Dr James McCafferty
Chief Information Officer
![Steve Palmer Photo of Steve Palmer](/userpics/200/sp20.jpg)
Steve Palmer
Director of Communications
![Ms Maggie Payne Photo of Ms Maggie Payne](/userpics/200/mp27.jpg)
Ms Maggie Payne
Chief Financial Officer
![John Sillitoe Photo of John Sillitoe](/userpics/200/js46.jpg)
John Sillitoe
Director of Genomic Surveillance Unit
![Jon Teague Photo of Jon Teague](/userpics/200/jwt.jpg)
Jon Teague
Director of COSMIC
![Charlie R Weatherhogg Photo of Charlie R Weatherhogg](/userpics/200/cw17.jpg)
Charlie R Weatherhogg
Human Resources Director
Previous team members
![Briony Clarke Photo of Briony Clarke](/userpics/200/bc9.jpg)
Briony Clarke
Associate Director of Strategic Delivery and Transformation
![Genny Kiff Photo of Genny Kiff](/userpics/200/gk9.jpg)
Genny Kiff
Previous Interim CFO
Related groups
Partners
External
Wellcome Genome Campus
Management Operations is responsible for the services, facilities and H&S across of the Wellcome Genome Campus. The activities of the Sanger Institute and EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute are at the core of the Campus. Also supported is Wellcome Genome Campus Connecting Science. Finally, we have opened the first Biodata Innovation Centre on Campus to help drive our agenda to support translation and enterprise around genomics and biodata.
External
Wellcome Trust
Many senior managers in Management Operation work closely with their counterparts at the Wellcome Trust. Where possible we work synergistically whilst recognising that the Sanger Institute and Genome Campus have their own specific requirements, driven by the nature of our research.