Jay completed his PhD at Imperial College London under the supervision of Dr. Alfonso De Simone and in collaboration with Unilever. He studied the structure, activity and interactions of bio-industrial enzymes, which he continued in a postdoctoral role into 2018 when he moved out of academia into industry.

​At Bactobio, Jay leads the characterisation of metabolite structure and interactions using a range of structural and biophysical approaches.

​Some of Jay’s interests include circuit training, football, baking and whiskey.