Yoichi ItoHe began his career in May 2001 as an assistant in biostatistics at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, and in 2008 became a special lecturer at Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, and in 2011 an associate professor there. In 2018, he became director of the Medical and Health Data Science Research Center at the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Information and Systems Research Organization. In 2020, he became professor and head of the Biostatistics Department at the Clinical Research and Development Center at Hokkaido University Hospital, and in 2021, he took up his current position with the launch of the Japan Agency for Medical and Health Sciences Research and Development. He serves as a statistical consultant to researchers conducting clinical research and as the head of statistical analysis for investigator-initiated clinical trials. He is also involved in around 10 new drug reviews per year as an expert committee member for the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA).
Professor – Hokkaido University Hospital
