Summary
Tetsuro Oda is an epidemiologist and applied medical statistician with 11 years of experience applying data science to drug safety and pharmacovigilance at Chugai Pharmaceutical. He combines rigorous academic training—a PhD in progress from Kyoto University and an MSc in Medical Statistics from LSHTM (Distinction)—with hands-on experience turning clinical and business data into actionable safety insights. As Associate Manager of the Data Science Group in Drug Safety, he has progressed from analyst roles to leadership, bridging statistical methodology and regulatory-minded real-world evidence work. His background includes cross-sector experience in business development and analytics, enabling him to translate complex technical findings for stakeholders. Outside work he brings a tinkerer’s mindset to software and hardware: a longtime enthusiast of retro assembly (Z80, 68000) who now codes in Swift/Objective-C and experiments with single-board microcomputers. This blend of deep statistical expertise, practical product exposure, and curious engineering instincts helps him deliver robust, reproducible solutions in pharmacovigilance.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MSc, Medical Statistics, 4.49/5 (Distinction), Master of Science - MSc, Medical Statistics, 4.49/5 (Distinction) at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Biology/Biological Sciences, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Biology/Biological Sciences at Yokohama National University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Graduate School of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Graduate School of Medicine at Kyoto University (京都大学)
English, Japanese, French