Emma Millican

Former Director of Scientific Operations

Alumni

This person is a member of Sanger Institute Alumni.

Emma oversaw the development and delivery of the Sanger Institute's core scientific pipelines to produce high-quality data and resources and to ensure that they were be able to adapt to the constantly changing demands of new technologies. Core pipelines included Sequencing and Genome Analysis, Cellular Genetics and Phenotyping, Single Cell Sequencing, Research Support, Informatics, Mouse Production and Mouse Phenotyping.

“I am constantly looking for ways to innovate the scientific operational facilities and pipelines at the Institute to best align with the scientific goals of the programmes. I am a professional operational manager who promotes organisation change implementing business transformations and delivering project and programmes. The facilities combine a skilled workforce and leading edge technology, ensuring these are balanced and work in harmony together is a key part of the senior leadership teams role.”

My timeline

• Director of Scientific Operations at the Sanger Institute

• Head of DNA Pipelines at the Sanger Institute

• UK Director of Forensic and Applied Genetics at Eurofins

• General Manager at Forensic Science Service

• National Service Manager and Business Transformation Manager at Forensic Science Service

• Change Manager at Forensic Science Service

• Service Leadership Programme Manager at Forensic Science Service

• BSc Hons in Cell Biology from the University of Manchester

• Joined the Forensic Science Service as a Research Scientist and worked within the R&D division until Jan 2001.