Ceri Jones

Applied data scientist and AI / ML architect with 12+ years of experience using data to solve practical problems in healthcare and other regulated environments. Combines clinical domain knowledge, statistical modelling, product thinking, and research expertise to build decision-support tools, analytical products, and clear stakeholder-facing outputs. Comfortable working across healthcare, cyber, SaaS, and digital innovation where messy data, risk, and real-world usability matter.

Senior / Clinical Perfusion Scientist - Southampton General Hospital | Bristol Royal Infirmary | University Hospital of Wales

(1999)

Autonomous clinical practitioner working within multidisciplinary cardiac surgical teams across major UK centres.

• Developed and implemented initiatives to reduce poor postoperative outcomes and improve service quality.
• Supports audit, action learning, and data-led service improvement in high-stakes clinical environments.
• Currently involved in developing fully digital clinical data collection for warehouse, audit, and national database use.

Honorary Research Fellow - University of Bristol

(2006)

• Designed cardiovascular research projects, including methodology development, grant input, trial planning, and analysis.
• Contributed to publications and conference outputs focused on postoperative complications and cardiovascular outcomes.
• Helped develop an innovation to reduce neurological events after cardiac surgery, contributing to a £1.3M MRC grant win.
• Worked within project governance, GCP, and information governance frameworks.

Clinical Analyst - Simbec Research Ltd (Merck Pharmaceuticals)

(1999 - 1999)

• Prepared and processed blood samples for Phase II clinical trials involving antibiotics and HIV therapies.
• Supported analysis workflows within a regulated clinical research environment.

Module Leader in Public Health and Epidemiology - Coventry University / University of South Wales

(2017 - 2021)

• Delivered teaching on public health and physiology for undergraduate programmes.

Teaching Fellow, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Risk Factors - University of Bristol

(2017 - 2017)

• Taught cardiovascular epidemiology and statistics at master’s level and supervised postgraduate students.

PhD - Epidemiology - University of Manchester (2026)

Master of Public Health (MPH) - University of Manchester (2018)

MSc / DIC - Preventative Cardiology - Imperial College London (2010 - 2012)

BSc (Hons) - Clinical Science (Perfusion) - North East Surrey College of Technology (2001)

BSc (Hons) - Chemical Science / Applied Sports Science - University of Glamorgan (1998)