Labcoat Leadership Consulting
Labcoat Leadership Consulting is dedicated to empowering high-achieving, motivated technical experts and scientists, especially new or aspiring leaders, or technical startup founders. We offer personalized 1-1 coaching services as well as group trainings tailored specifically to biotech and pharma organizations. Our mission is to help our clients overcome challenges, accelerate their careers, and achieve impactful leadership in their fields. With a strong foundation in scientific research and extensive coaching experience at renowned institutions, we are committed to guiding our clients towards becoming confident, impactful leaders without compromising their authentic selves.
About Me
Michelle Atallah, PhD

I’m an executive coach and productivity expert who helps smart people get things done - no matter what’s standing in their way. I work primarily with two populations:
Scientists & Technical Leaders: I guide the shift from brilliant individual contributor to effective, inspiring executive. We focus on enhancing your executive presence, communication, people management, and your ability to coordinate across departments to transform discoveries into real-world impact.
Professionals with ADHD: My approach is to help you stop fighting your brain and start working with it. We shift focus to your innate strengths, create customized structures and systems, and rewrite your personal working rules so that getting things done becomes easy and painless.
I work with clients in a few ways. Through 1:1 coaching and organizational trainings, I provide deeply personalized, real-time support — I often function as an honorary member of your team, standing beside you as we solve problems together. Along the way, I teach practical frameworks and strategies that rapidly expand your leadership and execution skillset.
I’ve also distilled over 14 years of coaching experience into workshops and group trainings. I teach teams the proven systems that hundreds of clients have used to build managerial skills, improve team dynamics, and boost productivity.
Experience
Education
BS Biology, Yale University
PhD Cancer Biology, Stanford University
Coaching Experience
Academic Skills Coach and Lead Learning Consultant, Stanford University
College Coach and Director of Client Relations, Cortex College Consulting
Career Coach, Yale Undergraduate Career Services
Industry Experience
Director of Business Development and Client Solutions, FHI Clinical
Senior Life Science Expert, Engagement Manager, and Product Leader, DeciBio Consulting
