Jeffrey L. Evelhoch

Dr. Evelhoch retired from Merck Research Laboratories in 2000, where he was responsible for the development and qualification of novel biomarkers, use of biomarkers to inform pipeline decisions and the development and deployment of companion diagnostics at Merck. He joined Merck Research Laboratories in 2008 as Vice President and Head of Imaging and was named Vice President and Head of Translational Biomarkers in 2015. He joined Merck after four years at Amgen as Executive Director and Head of Imaging Sciences, which followed 2 years at Pfizer Global Research & Development and Pharmacia as Director of Structural Imaging. Prior to joining the biopharmaceutical industry, Dr. Evelhoch was on the faculty of Wayne State University School of Medicine for 18 years, where he was a Professor of Internal Medicine, Cancer Biology and Radiology. Dr. Evelhoch has a B.S. in Chemistry from West Chester University, received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the University of California at Riverside and was a postdoctoral fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. He is now a consultant providing expertise in biomarkers and diagnostics.