Martin leads the Research & Researcher function and has operational responsibility for the Research Management and Innovation Directorate (RMID). He joined King's in 2018, from University of British Columbia (UBC) where he has been Director, Office of Research Services since 2007. Prior to joining UBC, Martin held research leadership positions, covering both academic and professional aspects, at University of Calgary, and prior to that in industry. He is a chemist by discipline with a BSc from Heriot-Watt and a PhD from Calgary.