Jon is Professor of Empirical Bioethics and Deputy Director of the Centre for Ethics in Medicine, and Head of Section for Health Care Evaluation, in Bristol Medical School. He initially trained in philosophy, and now works as an interdisciplinary bioethicist at the nexus of ethics and social science, with a particular focus on, and expertise in, empirical bioethics methodology, on which he has published widely and delivers training worldwide.

His research interests are varied and include surgical innovation; ethics and trust of AI/autonomous systems; best interests decision making; clinical and research ethics; ethics, reproduction and parenthood. His work has been funded by, for example, the Wellcome Trust, NIHR, EPSRC, ESRC, AHRC.

He has published on a wide range of topics including ethics and fatherhood, research ethics, technology and innovation, end of life ethics, and clinical ethics, and he is lead editor of 'Empirical Bioethics: Theoretical and Practical Perspectives' (Cambridge University Press) and of the newly comissioned Rooutledge Handbook of Empirical Bioethics.

Jon is Chair of the BNSSG Risk and Ethics Advisary Forum, is a member of the NICE Highly Specialised Technologies Evaluation Committee, chairs the IME Grants and Awards Comiittee and is a trustee of the IME.  He has previously sat on the RCGP Medical Ethics Committee.