Since his appointment in 2010, Elmagarmid has focused on large-scale computing challenges that address national priorities for growth and development of Qatar.
He also has worked with or consulted for Telcordia Technologies (formerly known as Bell Communications Research), Bellcore, IBM, CSC, Harris Corporation, D. H. Brown and Associates, MCC, Bell Northern Research, Molecular Design Labs, SOGEI (Italy) and UniSql.
Elmagarmid serves as the Vice Chair of the IT Executive Committee of Sidra Medical and Research Center and is on the board of directors at MEEZA.
He is a founding member of the Qatar Genome Project Committee as well as the Sidra External Scientific Advisory Council.
He was responsible for the development of ICDS, securing its initial funding and growing it into the largest academic database group in the United States.
He served as Chief of Data Quality at Telcordia Technologies, working on several key applications, including the 1-800 telephone billing system.
Between 2006 and 2010, Elmagarmid had served as an advisor to Qatar Foundation to develop a research initiative led by Arab Expatriate Scientists, creating institutes and large-scale projects in various areas of science and technology.
He serves as an advisor to the Sidra Medical and Research Center, which is one of the world's most advanced women and children's hospitals.