About
James Thompson has built and managed engineering teams at early-stage health-tech and fintech companies, developing data models and healthcare services at seed and Series A stages. He previously had patented work licensed by a UK biotech firm and has experience managing large-scale data infrastructure.
Founder at Morf HealthYC S22
Intro paths
YC
James went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Morf Health
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Experience
- Translucent AIHead of Engineeringcurrent2026 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Translucent AIHead of Data Engineering2026New York, New York, United States
- Morf HealthCo-Founder, CTO2022 — 2026New York, United States
- Earnest ResearchVP of Engineering2019 — 2022New York, New York
- Parsley HealthDirector of Engineering, Platform2019New York, New York
- Parsley HealthDirector of Data Science and Engineering2018 — 2019New York, New York
- DoctrlyChief Data Scientist2017 — 2018New York City Metropolitan Area
- Energy Technology Savings, Inc. (ETS)Vice President of Software Engineering / Data Science2017Livingston, New Jersey
- Projector HQSoftware Engineer2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
- SharethroughData Engineer2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- University of Southern CaliforniaPost-Doctoral Research Associate2012 — 2013
- Harvard UniversityPost-Doctoral Research Fellow2010 — 2011Harvard Medical School
- University of OxfordPost-Doctoral Research Assistant2009 — 2010Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
- University of OxfordDoctor of Philosophy - D.Phil - Physical and Theoretical Chemistry2005 — 2009Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
- University of YorkUndergraduate - BSc. (Hons.) Biochemistry2002 — 2005
- University of YorkProject Student2004 — 2005
- University of YorkProject Student2003
- AstraZenecaIntern2004
- Reinhard BerkauRechtsanwalt - Austausch Student2001
- Sun MicrosystemsIntern1999
Skills & more
LeadershipManagementR&DSoftware DevelopmentDistributed SystemsBuild ToolsSpannerGoJVM languagesRust (Programming Language)ResearchScience
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Data AnalysisMachine LearningBigQueryPostgreSQLAmazon Web Services (AWS)Google Cloud Platform (GCP)HaskellCLinuxDSLsParsersLanguages French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Thompson?
- James Thompson has built and managed engineering teams at early-stage health-tech and fintech companies, developing data models and healthcare services at seed and Series A stages. He previously had patented work licensed by a UK biotech firm and has experience managing large-scale data infrastructure.
- Where does James Thompson work?
- James Thompson is Founder of Morf Health.
- What companies did James Thompson found?
- James Thompson founded Morf Health.
- Where did James Thompson go to school?
- James Thompson studied at University of Oxford (D.Phil (Doctor of Philosophy), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry); University of York (BSc. (Hons), Biochemistry).
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