Resources
Additional learning resources for going deeper at your own pace
A curated set of links for going deeper into R, pharmaverse, and clinical open-source contribution. This page is intentionally concise — a short list of genuinely useful resources beats a long list of everything.
Getting Started with R
| Resource | What It Is |
|---|---|
| R for Data Science (2e) | The standard introductory book — free online. Tidyverse-focused, well-written. |
| Posit Cheatsheets | Quick reference cards for dplyr, ggplot2, and other core packages. Print the dplyr one. |
| RStudio IDE Cheatsheet | Orient yourself in the RStudio interface quickly. |
| Tidyverse documentation | The core family of R packages (dplyr, tidyr, purrr, etc.) that underpin most pharmaverse work. |
TipFor SAS programmers specifically
The R for SAS Users workshop materials from posit::conf map common SAS patterns directly to R/tidyverse equivalents. Highly recommended as a bridge resource.
Pharmaverse Ecosystem
| Resource | What It Is |
|---|---|
| pharmaverse.org | The ecosystem homepage — package listings, inclusion criteria, and governance |
| Pharmaverse Examples Site | End-to-end clinical programming workflows using the pharmaverse stack |
| Pharmaverse Blog | Regular posts on packages, techniques, and community events |
| admiral package site | ADaM derivation package — start here for dataset programming |
| admiral articles | Deeper walkthroughs organized by dataset type — ADSL, ADAE, BDS, and more |
| gtsummary package site | Summary table generation — the R equivalent of PROC TABULATE output |
Open-Source Contribution
| Resource | What It Is |
|---|---|
| Tips for First-Time Contributors | Pharmaverse blog post written specifically for newcomers to OSS |
| pharmaverse-practice sandbox | This guide’s hands-on companion repo — fork it, run a short R script on pilot SDTM data, and open a practice pull request. See Getting Started, Step 5 |
| GitHub Skills | Interactive, browser-based GitHub tutorials — no command line needed to start |
| Happy Git and GitHub for the useR | The definitive guide to using Git with R; Jenny Bryan’s book, free online |
| 2026 Hackathon Calendar | This site’s hackathon page with the full event calendar and preparation guidance |
Clinical R Standards & Context
| Resource | What It Is |
|---|---|
| R Submissions Working Group | R Consortium pilot submissions to the FDA — shows R is regulatory-viable |
| CDISC ADaM Standards | Same CDISC standards you know, now increasingly implemented in R |
| PHUSE Working Group — Git in SP | PHUSE working group on Git workflows in statistical programming regulated environments |
Community
| Resource | What It Is |
|---|---|
| R/Pharma Conference | Annual conference focused on R in pharmaceutical data science |
| R/Pharma Slack | Active Slack community for R in pharma — good place to ask questions and follow pharmaverse discussions |
| pharmaverse Slack | Pharmaverse-specific Slack workspace used by package maintainers and contributors |
| Posit Community Forum | Q&A forum for R and RStudio questions — very active and welcoming |
| pharmaverse GitHub Organization | All pharmaverse packages in one place — browse, star, and follow |
NoteQuestions?
Reach out to your Navitas team lead for guidance on internal tooling, environment access, or which resources to prioritize based on your current project work.