Dr. Michelle Hoffmann joined Back Bay from Deloitte, where she led the Life Sciences arm of Deloitte Research, Deloitte’s industry think tank. Michelle was responsible for concept generation, researching and writing white papers on emerging life sciences industry topics such as the impact of Accountable Care Organizations, the mobile personal health record, medical homes and social networks.  She became a sought-after subject matter expert for Deloitte clients and public forums.

Prior to joining Deloitte Research, Michelle was a consultant in the Strategic Advisory group at Leerink Swann, a boutique health care investment bank, where she used her science and technology background to help clients understand how to value and leverage new therapies and technologies. She led projects on a diverse range of topics, including cell therapy opportunities, mapping the diagnostics landscape for colorectal and lung cancer, outlining oncology clinical strategies, determining acquisition opportunities in the next generation sequencing landscape and helping a start-up platform technology company develop its corporate strategy. Her clients included start-ups, mid-cap and top five biopharma companies.

Michelle holds a PhD in molecular and cell biology from the University of California at Berkeley and a BS in biology from Cornell. Michelle enjoys novels and spending time with her family.