Sapna Hornyak

Biography

Sapna Hornyak brings more than 15 years of clinical research experience in industry and academic settings to her role as Chiltern’s executive vice president of medical device and diagnostics. Her expertise includes clinical development supporting medical device and diagnostics clients on studies across all classes of medical devices and combination products. She has experience in site and trial management for a broad range of therapeutic indications throughout entire study life cycles. Before joining Chiltern, Hornyak served as vice president of the medical device business unit for Theorem Clinical Research, acting in both operational and business development roles. Hornyak earned a Master of Science degree in biomedical diagnostics from Arizona State University. She also holds a master’s degree in management of information systems and an MBA in management from the University of Pittsburgh. Hornyak is based in Tempe, Arizona. 

Research Interest

Sapna Hornyak is expert in small-molecule drug development and in the use of genetic model systems in drug discovery and has deep experience in translational research focused on drug development and the use of genetic markers to predict drug sensitivity.