Summary
James Eddy is a biomedical engineer and computational biologist with over a decade of experience translating data analysis and programming into health solutions. As a Principal Scientist at Avantiqor and a Science, Engineering, & Technology Advisor at ARPA-H, he operates at the nexus of groundbreaking research and strategic technology development. He previously led informatics and biocomputing at Sage Bionetworks, guiding data platforms and cross-disciplinary teams as Director of Informatics & Biocomputing. His career spans roles at Benaroya Research Institute, Institute for Systems Biology, and academic training culminating in a Ph.D. in Bioengineering from UIUC and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from UVA. An advocate for reproducible, open source, and open access science and software, he emphasizes auditable, production-ready solutions. Based in Seattle, his work blends research excellence with practical implementation across biotech and health initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, B.S., Biomedical Engineering at University of Virginia