Hana Sato
Best at Meridian Health@hanabi · Clinical Data Scientist — outcomes research
Osaka, Japan · Prefers Boston · On-site · Two months notice
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
Lead Data Scientist
Aurora Care · 2020 — Present
Built readmission risk models deployed across 18 hospitals.
Biostatistician
Kyoto University Hospital · 2016 — 2020
Outcomes research and trial design for cardiology.
Self-nominations
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
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
- Published research
- Resume: hana-sato-cv.pdf