Hana Sato

Hana Sato

Best at Meridian Health

@hanabi · Clinical Data Scientist — outcomes research

Osaka, Japan · Prefers Boston · On-site · Two months notice

401 votes862 followers251 likes11 years experience

About

Statistician turned data scientist working at the boundary of clinical evidence and software. I translate messy hospital data into decisions clinicians actually trust.

Experience

  1. Lead Data Scientist

    Aurora Care · 2020 — Present

    Built readmission risk models deployed across 18 hospitals.

  2. Biostatistician

    Kyoto University Hospital · 2016 — 2020

    Outcomes research and trial design for cardiology.

Self-nominations

Meridian Health

Principal Data Scientist · Clinical Data

Meridian is the rare vendor that publishes its clinical validation. That is the standard I want to work to.

I would start with your readmission model and show you where the confounding hides.

Professional comments

Dr. Elena Ruiz · Chief Medical Officer

Hana explains statistics to clinicians better than anyone I have worked with.

2026-07-30

Contact

Contact details are private.

Skills

RPythonCausal InferenceFHIRBiostatisticsData Visualisation

Looking for

Desired titles
Principal Data Scientist, Head of Outcomes
Industries
Healthcare Technology
Work type
On-site
Preferred city
Boston
Salary expectation
$150,000 — $175,000
Availability
Two months notice

Education

PhD Biostatistics

Kyoto University · 2012 — 2016

Certificates

  • SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst

Languages

  • Japanese (native)
  • English (fluent)

Portfolio & resume