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Peter Maccallum

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Chief Technical Officer at ELIXIR
📍 Greater Cambridge Area, United Kingdom

Peter Maccallum is the Chief Technical Officer at ELIXIR, where he leads the technical strategy for life science data infrastructure. A PhD graduate from the University of Glasgow, his career spans leadership roles in genomics and research computing at AstraZeneca and University College London. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Outside of his professional work in bioinformatics, Peter is an avid endurance athlete who enjoys ultra running and outdoor swimming. He also engages in creative pursuits, including knitting, and identifies as a foodie, suggesting a passion for both physical challenges and culinary arts.

He combines his leadership in complex computational infrastructure with a personal dedication to endurance sports like ultra running.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Chief Technical Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Cambridge Area, United Kingdom
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Research Infrastructure
He leads the design and implementation of ELIXIR's technical strategy, overseeing the development of bioinformatics services across Europe.
Federated Data Systems
He coordinates projects focused on creating a European network of trusted research environments (TREs) for secure and collaborative data analysis.
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Career

Work history

4-2021
Chief Technical Officer
ELIXIR
2-2019 - 3-2021
Associate Director, Genome Informatics
AstraZeneca
2-2017 - 2-2019
Head of Research Computing Services
UCL
9-2007 - 2-2017
Head of IT & Scientific Computing
Cancer Research UK
2005 - 2007
Project Manager, Department of Oncology
University of Cambridge
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Education
1990 - 1993
PhD
University of Glasgow
1986 - 1990
BSc
The University of Edinburgh
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