Pritesh Desai
Principal Strategic Advisor & Solution Architect- CDR, SCE and AI

Pritesh Desai is a Principal Strategic Advisor and Solution Architect for Healthcare and Life Sciences at SAS, with over 20 years of experience spanning drug development, clinical trials, regulatory strategy, and advanced analytics. He helps organizations navigate scientific, regulatory, and commercial challenges by leveraging expertise in data science, visualization, and cloud-based solutions. Recognized with multiple awards for innovation and client impact, Pritesh has partnered with leading pharma and biotech companies to optimize operations, modernize platforms, and accelerate discovery

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Speaker engagements

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2025Poster Presentatio: API Interactivity with SAS: A Focus on JSONPHUSE US Connect, OrlandoPHUSE
2025Software Demonstration: How to get your SAS\Python\R workout on a new SAS Viya WorkbenchPharmaSUG, San DiegoPharmaSUG
2025Software Demonstration: Share your Macros and Programs with SAS Studio Steps and FlowsPharmaSUG, San DiegoPharmaSUG
2024Data Standards: Converting FHIR to CDASH Using SASPharmaSUG, BaltimorePharmaSUG
2024Data Visualization: How No-Code Visualization is Fast Becoming an Asset for Data Engineering and Data Science TeamsPHUSE US Connect, BethesdaPHUSE
2023Software Development: SD03: Dashboarding a Clinical Trial StudyPHUSE US Connect, OrlandoPHUSE
2022Data Handling: Where in the cloud is my data coming ? Presentation on how to extract cloud providers audit trails so one can maintain data custodyPHUSE US Connect, AtlantaPHUSE
2022Analytics and Statistics: Integration of SAS© LSAF and Veeva using REST APIsPHUSE US Connect, AtlantaPHUSE
2022Analytics and Statistics: When to CASL and not to CASL, SAS programming in SAS ViyaPHUSE US Connect, AtlantaPHUSE
2021Software Demonstration: Software evolutions are inevitable, phase your coding (r)evolution to modern Clinical Trial Analytics by using both old/new technique in modern SAS platform.PHUSE Connect, OnlinePHUSE
2021Statistics and Analytics: How simulation will impact the future of Healthcare & Life SciencesOnlinePharmaSUG
2015Application Development: Patient Profiles and SAS Visual AnalyticsPharmaSUG, OrlandoPharmaSUG