Park Square is pleased to announce the placement of Joseph Lehar as Head, Computational Biology at Merck & Co., Inc. Merck focuses on innovation and scientific excellence to deliver vaccines, medicines, and animal health products that can help millions around the world.

Lehar most recently served as Head, Computational Biology at Verily Life Sciences LLC. Previously, he served as Director, OTR Bioinformatics at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research. Earlier, he served as an Adjunct Professor, Bioinformatics at Boston University. 

Lehar received his B.A. from Brandeis University and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

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