Clinical SAS Programming | Clinical Trials
Category:
Data Management
 
Duration:
24 Weeks / 180 Days
 
 
 

Qtech-Sol Clinical Trial SAS Programming Course

CLINICAL TRIAL SAS PROGRAMMING

Qtech-Sol is a Clinical Science Training Provider. This course provides Foundation and Advanced learning to work as Clinical SAS Programmer / Data Analyst. This is a job and title focused program. The course emphasizes about role and tasks performed by SAS Programmer to Analyze and Report clinical data captured from clinical trials or post marketing surveillance (Pharmacovigilance data). The course curriculum is designed to give an edge to obtain job as Clinical SAS Programmer / Analyst with Pharmaceuticals, Biotech, Medical Device, Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) and with Research Clinics.

Course Name :  Clinical Trial SAS Programming
(Role based Lessons – Case Scenarios, Job Tasks with Solutions)
Code :  CDAR
Course Material : This course contains and delivers 83 Lessons.
Each Lesson contains various delivery modes as presentation with voice over, course reading material (chapters), Quizzes for Practice (15 Set) and Test (10 Set), Short Questions, Role based Tasks (Exercises, along with solutions).

This course contains 3 modules spread across 30 weeks to complete.

BSAS – Basic SAS Programming
SSAS – Advanced SAS Programming
CDOT – Clinical SAS Functional Course

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Course Demo : Register for COURSE DEMO
Fill out Registration form and select module name Analytics and Reporting and select “Clinical Data Oriented Training” course. You will receive an email with weblink to self-activate your demo course. Upon activation will have access to 4 lessons for next 5 days.
Online Discussion : Book your slot for a personalized ONE-O-ONE discussion with us. You will receive an online invite to participate via email.
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To complete your enrollment, please email your resume to qpdc@qtech-solutions.ca
Delivery Type

SIP – Self-Paced Online Training + Internship

Course Duration

CDAR – SIP Delivery – 24 Weeks / 180 Days
Training – 90 Days
Internship – 90 Days

Introduction

SAS Software is widely used in clinical trial data analysis in pharmaceutical, biotech and clinical research companies. SAS programmers play an important role in clinical trial data analysis. In addition to doctors and clinicians who collect clinical trial data, the group conducting data analysis includes statisticians, clinical data managers (CDMs) and SAS programmers. Statisticians provide the ideas and methods of the data analysis; clinical data managers manage the collected data and control the data quality. In between, SAS programmers implement the analysis methods on the collected data and provide the study summary tables, data listing and graphs to the statisticians and for clinicians to write a study report.

This course contains SAS Basic (BSAS) Software learning modules (SAS Base, SAS Macros, SAS SQL) and SAS Advanced (SSAS) Software Learning modules (SAS Graphs and SAS Stat) as self-paced online program with exercise solution and email support and Clinical SAS Functional Course (CDOT) to learn about how SAS Software is used in Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research.

Course Enrollment process

Qtech-Sol offers self-paced online courses. Student get started with the course when they are ready. They must complete the online application, pay applicable tuition and submit required credentials. Student must submit their resume and copy of highest degree certificate obtained. These documents are used to validate the student’s name on certificate, contact information, course enrolled and their education eligibility to participate.

Start to Finish Steps:
  1. Submit Online Application
  2. Pay applicable tuition (Shopping cart)
  3. Email credentials required
  4. Receive Course Activation email
  5. Obtain access to Course and Solution bank (LMS)
  6. Receive support for subject related queries.
  7. Submit Course task deliveries per schedule shared
  8. Take Final exam upon completing he course
  9. Obtain Course completion certificate and transcript
  10. Get Started with PTA program for next steps
Gaining experience

An Ideal person must have bachelor’s degree in science or computer technology related disciplines to become a SAS Programmer. Qtech-Sol Clinical SAS Coursework is not wet lab experience, these are computer related roles performed using clinical data and tools, to support the progress of clinical trials being conducted. Person must have basic computer knowledge and few databases understanding, such as Oracle, SQL, Excel, Access etc. Works with Microsoft Word, Excel, Notepad, PowerPoint etc. The ideal person works within pharmaceutical or at hospital and research centers.

Clinical SAS Functional Course: The Clinical SAS Programmer or SAS Data Analyst will develop and manage core area of clinical data obtained thru clinical trials or post marketing surveillance for data analysis and reporting needs. The person gets involved in SAS Efficiency Programming, Analysis and Validation of CRF data captured. Applies Good Clinical Practices, GxP regulations, Documentation using CRF Part 11 and SOP concepts, Performs Data Validation based on data types and protocol. participates to develop Statistical Analysis Planning and Hypothetical testing, Efficacy Data analysis using ISE and ISS concepts. Applies Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) concepts and creates datasets for reporting data as Tables Listing and Graphs (TLG). This program includes around 11 projects covering phase-wise clinical trial data towards Oncology, Ophthalmology, Cardiology and Central Nervous Systems (CNS) therapeutics areas. Also includes Pharmacovigilance and aggregate reporting concepts.

The Basic SAS Programming – Includes concepts using Clinical Data to manage and report data. The student will learn concepts as Introduction to SAS, Components of SAS Program and Code Writing, Running SAS Programs, Diagnosis and Correcting Syntax Errors, SAS Options, Types of Input Statements, SAS Format and Informatics, SAS Data Sub setting, Combining and Sorting Datasets, Merging and Updating Data, Performing Conditional Processing, Creating Customized List Reports, Usage of Arrays, Create List, Summary and Tabulate Reports. Fundamentals of Macros, Macro Application and Program Structure, writing Macros Statements, Macro Variables and Functions, Introduction to the SQL Procedure, Retrieving Data from a Single Table and Multiple Table datasets, Updating Tables and Views using SQL Procedure.

The Advanced SAS Programming – Includes concepts using Clinical Data to manage and report Information. The student will learn concepts as Introduction to Statistics, Hypothesis Testing, One-Sample T-tests, Paired T-tests, Two-Sample T-tests, Analysis of Variance (ONE-and TWO-WAY), Linear and Multiple Regression with Diagnostics, Categorical Data Analysis, Graphs Producing Bar and Pie Charts along with Enhanced Output, Plots, ODS and 3D and Geographic reports.

Examples of job titles to apply
  1. Clinical SAS Programmer
  2. Statistical Programmer
  3. Programmer Analyst
  4. Biostatistician
  5. Clinical Data Modeler
  6. Clinical Data Analyst
  7. Data Scientist
  8. SAS Data Analyst

  • Eligible Education:

    Recommended: A Bachelors or Master degree in Statistics, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Technology, Cognitive Science, Data Science or Mathematics.

    The Ideal person must know SAS Modules (base, macros, Sql, stat and graphs). SAS software is required to participate in this CDAR programming course.

    Post Training Assistance

    Your resume is front face to hiring recruiters and organizations to pre-screen or call for an interview. With competition out in market, does your resume meet the requirements. Contact us to participate in our Post Training Assistance (PTA) program for resume build, interview narratives, and mock. It is as well important to know, the current hiring organizations in your area, open positions available, salary range, fitness of resume to apply and many more. During this PTA program you will have opportunity to discuss with our course specialist to learn and discover opportunities in small steps. We shall work together as team to achieve this goal.

  • Learning Outcomes:
    The Benefit Student Gains

    The Benefit Student Gains

    • Upgrading the Knowledge required.
    • Better Resume Placement for promising jobs.
    • Low Investment, high learnings
    • Learn from Anywhere, Anytime at your pace.
    • Job and Title Based Tasks as followed and Practiced in industry
    • Applying Concept into Real-time (Policies, governance and tools)
    • Work on Role Based Tasks followed and Practiced in industry
    • Mocks and Narratives for Client Discussions
    • Readiness to work with limited support
  • Professional organizations

    Professional organizations and associations are membership-based groups comprised of people working in a similar field. They can be helpful resources for students to learn more about a field, develop connections and discover related opportunities.

    Check out World-Wide Clinical Resource Information. Follow the resource links to learn what’s happening around the world on current news and updates about Clinical trials, Regulatory, CDM and Pharmacovigilance.

    Reviews

    Qtech-Sol has trained since 2000, many candidates with different education background and skills. Few of them are currently working as directors in top MNC companies.

    Thanks to Q tech for helping me to get back to workforce within 2 months. The CDAR program task-based exercises, provided me insight of role performed in real-time allowing me to get started at job right away.

    – Priti Bhangale B – Brampton, ON

    This SAS CDAR training gave me a real-time job experience. The learning process was gradual, and the tasks were very interesting and very useful for gaining hands-on experience. I learned more when compared to my previous knowledge before starting this course. All the tasks and scenarios were different, and it was a very good learning experience.

    – Navya Y B – Vancouver , BC

    The Clinical Data Oriented SAS Program (CDAR) topics were very helpful to rate me. Chapters were organized better for easy readability. Very nice self paced SAS classes.

    – – Miles N – Calgary, Alberta

    Getting Connected

    For additional information please call us on 905.519.0889 or ENQUIRE. One of our course specialists will contact you at earliest possible.

Curriculum Overview

Program is designed by industry experts meeting job and title-based learnings needed for students and young professionals to get into jobs. The training provides in depth knowledge of roles and responsibilities of Clinical SAS Programmer or Data Analyst. The curriculum includes theoretical and practical aspect of the role and tasks performed on day-to-day basis, along with exposure to various exercises per industry requirements.

Clinical Trial SAS Functional
Lessons Offered

1. Elementary SAS Concepts

2. SAS Efficiency Programming

3. Introduction to Clinical Trials

4. Types and Data in Clinical Trials

5. Clinical Trial Protocol Development

6. Elements of CRF Design

7. Electronic Data Capture (EDC)

8. Good Clinical Practices

9. Good Documentation Practices

10. Workflow Instruction Request

11. Documentation Templates

12. Introduction to Data Validation

13. Data-Based Validation

14. Protocol Based Validation

15. Basic of Statistics

16. Statistical Analysis Planning

17. Elements of Hypothesis Testing

18. Basic of Efficiency

19. Integrated Summary of Effectiveness (ISE)

20. Integrated Summary of Safety (ISS)

21. Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium

22. Preparing Analysis Data sets

23. Creating Tables Listing and Graphs (TLG)

24. Understanding Various Therapeutics Areas

25. Data-Based Therapy

26. Introduction to Phase I Studies

27. Oncology Project

28. Introduction to Phase II Studies

29. Ophthalmology Project

30. Introduction to Phase III Studies

31. Cardiology Project

32. Introduction to Phase IV Studies

33. Central Nervous Systems (CNS) Project

34. Introduction to Pharmacovigilance

35. Pharmacovigilance Reporting

Job focused exercises

1: Data-Based Validation

2. Protocol Based Validation

3. Elements of Hypothesis Testing (Pk, Pd and Dose)

4. Preparing Analysis Datasets and CDISC

5. Therapeutic – Oncology Project

6. Therapeutic – Ophthalmology Project

7. Therapeutic – Cardiology Project

8. Therapeutic – Central Nervous System (CNS) Project

9. Aggregate Reporting Process

10. SAS Efficiency Programming

11. Open CDISC Validator

Basic SAS Programming
Lessons Offered

SAS BASE

1. About SAS Institute

2. Introduction to SAS

3. Components of SAS Program and Code Writing

4. Running SAS Programs

5. Mastering Fundamental Concepts

6. Diagnosis and Correcting Syntax Errors

7. SAS Options

8. Types of Input Statements

9. SAS Format and Informatics

10. Using Advanced Input Techniques

11. SAS Date and Time

12. Sub setting, Combining and Sorting Datasets

13. Merging and Updating Data

14. Performing Conditional Processing

15. Performing Iterative Processing – Looping

16. Creating Customized List Reports

17. Arrays

18. Creating Enhancing List and Summary Reports

19. Creating Proc Tabulate

SAS MACROS

1. Fundamentals of Macros

2. Macro Application

3. Macros Program Structure

4. Macros Statements

5. Macro Variables

6. Macro Functions

7. Writing Macro Programs

SAS SQL

1. Introduction to the SQL Procedure

2. Retrieving Data from a Single Table

3. Retrieving Data from Multiple Tablets

4. Creating and Updating Tables and Views

5. Programming with the SQL Procedure

6. Practical Problem-Solving with PROC SQL

Advanced SAS Programming
Lessons Offered

SAS STAT

1. Introduction to Statistics

2. Hypothesis Testing

3. One-Sample T-tests

4. Paired T-tests

5. Two-Sample T-tests

6. Analysis of Variance (ONE-WAY)

7. Analysis of Variance (TWO-WAY)

8. Linear Regression

9. Multiple Regression

10. Regression Diagnostics

11. Categorical Data Analysis

SAS GRAPHS

1. Producing Bar and Pie Charts

2. Enhancing the Output in the Graphs

3. Producing Plots

4. ODS (Output Delivery System)

5. Creating 3rd and Geographic Reports

Getting Connected

For additional information please call us on 905.519.0889 or ENQUIRE. One of our course specialists will contact you at earliest possible.

  • Thanks to Q tech for helping me to get back to workforce within 2 months. The CDAR program task-based exercises, provided me insight of role performed in real-time allowing me to get started at job right away.

    Julee A – NYC

  • This SAS CDAR training gave me a real-time job experience. The learning process was gradual, and the tasks were very interesting and very useful for gaining hands-on experience. I learned more when compared to my previous knowledge before starting this course. All the tasks and scenarios were different, and it was a very good learning experience.

    Navya C – Dallas, Texas

  • The Clinical Data Oriented SAS Program (CDAR) topics were very helpful to rate me. Chapters were organized better for easy readability. Very nice self paced SAS classes.

    Nisha D M K, Philadelphia, PA