Sahar Malik is a principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ Chicago office and a member of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice. She specializes in recruiting executives to board and senior-level roles, including CEOs, presidents, chief business officers, chief operating officers, R&D leaders, and other senior roles across the entire healthcare and life sciences ecosystem. Sahar has thirteen years of experience in executive search and leadership advisory, with expertise across the following sectors: biotech and pharmaceuticals, life sciences tools and diagnostics, contract development and manufacturing, medical devices and technology, healthcare services, and digital health. Her clients have included start-up, venture backed, private equity backed, large and mid-sized public, and private companies. Previously, Sahar worked for a leading global executive search firm. In addition to her client work across the healthcare and life sciences space, she was director/head of research for the Chicago Office, leading a team of sixteen analysts and associates, responsible for their growth and development in the firm. She was also a global sub-sector and key account leader. Sahar helped build the medical device, digital health, healthcare private-equity, and healthcare services practices. Sahar began her career as a research assistant in the economics department at Columbia University, conducting research in industrial organization and game theory.