Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Jim Barrett is a Senior Data Scientist at Uppsala Monitoring Centre since March 2020, where collaboration with pharmacists, doctors, and data scientists focuses on developing innovative techniques for identifying safety issues associated with medicines, particularly COVID-19 vaccines. Previous experience includes a role as a Machine Learning Engineer at Klarna from May 2018 to March 2020, where machine learning techniques were applied to enhance customer experience. Prior to that, Jim conducted PhD research in astrophysics at the University of Birmingham between August 2014 and April 2018, contributing to software development for understanding binary star evolution using statistical and machine learning methods. Early career experience also includes a position as a Software Developer at The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) in 2013. Jim Barrett holds a Master's Degree in Physics from the University of Birmingham, obtained in 2013.
Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Uppsala Monitoring Centre is an independent, non-profit foundation and a centre for international service and scientific research in the field of pharmacovigilance. We advance the safety of patients by exploring and understanding the risks and benefits of medicines, with the ultimate aim of helping patients and physicians make wise therapeutic decisions. For more than 40 years, we have provided scientific leadership and operational support to the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring, expanding the global pharmacovigilance network to reach more than 95% of the world’s population. We create partnerships that bring together resources, expertise, and a shared vision of patient safety. Today, we continue to build a global drug safety culture by supporting and engaging all pharmacovigilance stakeholders, from national centres to regulators, academia and the pharma industry.