Emma is Professor of Genomic Medicine at the University of Exeter, a Consultant Clinical Geneticist at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Trust, Senior Responsible Officer for the Rare and Inherited Disease NHS Genomic Network of Excellence, Medical Director for the South West Genomic Laboratory Hub, Clinical Director of the South West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance, co-lead of the NIHR Exeter Biomedical Research Centre Genetics and Genomics theme, and co-chair of the NHS England Rare and Inherited Disease Test Evaluation Working Group. Between 2015 and 2020, Emma was the Clinical Lead for Rare Disease Validation and Feedback at Genomics England.