Director, Corporate Strategy Group
Posted Aug 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 22, 2026
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About your past
This role drives enterprise strategic initiatives partnering with research and commercial leaders. Walk me through a corporate strategy piece you have led.
What they are checking: Strategy ownership at the enterprise level
You'd lead high-priority initiatives meant to drive transformative change. Tell me about a change you drove that stuck.
What they are checking: Execution rather than recommendation
How do you advise a senior leader whose own strategy you think is wrong?
What they are checking: Independence at the level where it is hardest
You'd support communication of the strategy across the enterprise. How do you make a corporate strategy mean something to someone in a plant?
What they are checking: Translation down the organization
What separates a strategy document that changes decisions from one that gets filed?
What they are checking: An opinion about the craft
What would you do
You'd support the long-range strategic planning process, working with leaders to share their strategies. How do you get a function to write a strategy rather than a plan?
What they are checking: The distinction that makes the process worth doing
How do you handle an analysis that points somewhere the leadership team does not want to go?
What they are checking: Honesty in a strategy function
The posting requires a master's degree and prefers a doctorate or other advanced degree, based at North Chicago. Where do you sit, and what would you want to know about the group's mandate before you took it?
What they are checking: The stated credential plus diligence
About the work
You'd facilitate discussions on external trends, competitor strategies and potential disruptors. What do you think is the most underrated threat to a large pharmaceutical company right now?
What they are checking: A real point of view, which this role is hired for
You'd drive clarity on sources of growth across therapeutic areas, modalities and platform capabilities. How do you compare a therapeutic area bet against a platform bet?
What they are checking: Comparing unlike investments, the hard part
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