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Clinical SAS Programming Course

55 hours • 8 Modules • Certificate • Live Projects
SAS Clinical Data CDISC Pharma Analytics
Master the essentials of Clinical SAS programming used in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Learn how to clean, analyze, and report clinical trial data following CDISC standards.

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to manage, analyze, and validate clinical trial data, prepare submission-ready datasets and reports, and work confidently in CROs or pharma companies.

Core topics

  • SAS Programming Basics
  • Data Manipulation & Reporting
  • Clinical Data Standards (CDISC, SDTM, ADaM)
  • Clinical Trial Data Analysis
  • Macros, Functions & Automation

Hands-on

  • Case studies using clinical trial datasets
  • Generating TLFs (Tables, Listings, Figures)
  • Building ADaM datasets
  • End-to-end clinical reporting project
  • Capstone: Submission-ready SAS package

Course syllabus

01
Introduction to SAS
Basics of SAS, Environment, and Syntax
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Topics: SAS interface, libraries, datasets, syntax rules, and import/export operations.
02
Data Handling & Manipulation
DATA step, functions & operators
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Topics: Conditional statements, loops, merging, concatenation, and arrays.
03
Procedures & Reporting
PROC MEANS, FREQ, REPORT, TABULATE
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Topics: Generating summary tables, listings, and descriptive statistics reports.
04
Clinical Domain Programming
Introduction to CDISC, SDTM, ADaM
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Topics: Data mapping, standardization, creation of clinical domains.
05
Statistical Analysis & Validation
TLFs, data derivations, and validation checks
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Topics: Creating tables, listings, and figures; QC and double programming.
06
Advanced SAS Techniques
Macros, functions, automation
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Topics: Macro variables, loops, automation of reports, debugging.
07
End-to-End Project
Clinical trial dataset to final report
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Topics: Preparing SDTM datasets, generating ADaM, producing outputs, submission-ready reports.

Projects & Capstone

Hands-on projects designed to simulate real pharmaceutical data analysis workflows.

  1. Demographics & Adverse Events Reporting
  2. Laboratory Data Summarization
  3. Exposure Analysis using SAS Macros
  4. Subject Disposition Dataset
  5. QC of SDTM & ADaM Datasets
  6. Capstone: End-to-End Clinical Trial Reporting

Instructor

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Shreya Nair
Clinical SAS Programmer — 8+ years experience
Office hours: Tue & Fri 6–8 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this course suitable for beginners?
Yes, it starts from the basics and gradually builds to advanced clinical programming concepts.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes, upon completion of all modules and the final capstone project.
Do I need pharma background?
No, basic understanding of data and healthcare is sufficient — everything else is covered.
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