Peter Spijker
Director Of Strategy
Randstad, Netherlands
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Top SchoolPeter Spijker is a strategy director and science administrator with an 11-year track record helping shape Dutch national research policy and run large research institutes. Trained as a computational physicist with a PhD in biomedical engineering, he transitioned from hands-on molecular simulation and code development (C/C++, Python) into leadership roles that bridge scientists, funders and government. At NWO he leads strategy for institutes, chairs executive directorate workstreams and has stepped in as acting managing director of a 200+ person research institute, demonstrating operational and financial stewardship. He has advised ministerial committees on multi‑hundred-million euro investments and brings rare empathy for researchers’ motivations informed by extensive international academic experience. Colleagues describe him as curious, pragmatic and adept at turning technical insight into effective policy and institutional change.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Biomedical engineering, Ph.D., Biomedical engineering at Eindhoven University of TechnologySpecial graduate student, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Special graduate student, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at California Institute of TechnologyLeiderschap Reflectie en Ontwikkeling, Leiderschap Reflectie en Ontwikkeling at de Baak
dutch (nederlands), English, german (deutsch), french (français), finnish (suomi), latin (lingua latina)Github contributions (1)
SINGROUP/MechAFM
Dec 2014 - Feb 2016
Contributions:12 commits, 7 pushes in 1 year 2 months
revmechanicalafm
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