James Watson
Senior Researcher at Oxford University Clinical Research Unit
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Watson is a senior researcher focused on improving treatment for major tropical infectious diseases, with particular expertise in severe malaria built over nine years of clinical research and statistical training. Trained at Oxford (DPhil in Statistics; First Class BA in Mathematics & Computer Science), he combines Bayesian decision theory with field-based studies, bridging rigorous quantitative methods and pragmatic clinical insights. His roles at MORU, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, IDDO and GiveWell reflect a track record of shaping data-driven policy and research priorities across global health consortia. Based in Bangkok, he brings rare hands-on experience conducting tropical medicine research in endemic settings alongside leadership in data observatories that enable collaborative meta-analyses. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex statistical models into actionable treatment recommendations for frontline care.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
DPhil Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Decision Theory, DPhil Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Decision Theory at University of Oxford
French
Github Skills (1)
stan8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
jwatowatson/PLATCOV-SAP
Feb 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:91 pushes in 3 years
jwatowatson/AdaptiveAntivenomDesign
Oct 2019 - Nov 2020
Contributions:1 release, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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