Marketing Director, Portfolio Strategy
Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
Likely interview questions for this role
Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.
About your past
Tell me about a time you led a group of functions to one portfolio choice.
What they are checking: Whether they can bring several functions to one hard portfolio choice, since this role depends on alignment rather than authority.
Tell me about a time you recommended cutting investment in something.
What they are checking: Whether they will recommend cutting investment when the evidence says so, which takes courage and is essential in portfolio roles.
What would you do
A competitor launches a new mechanism in IBD. How would you run scenario planning?
What they are checking: Whether they can run structured competitive scenario planning in GI, preparing the portfolio for several possible futures rather than one guess.
How do you represent the commercial view in portfolio governance without overselling?
What they are checking: Whether they represent commercial potential honestly in governance, because overselling an asset erodes trust and misdirects investment.
How do you weigh patient impact against profitability when prioritizing opportunities?
What they are checking: Whether they can weigh patient impact alongside profitability thoughtfully, which reflects the judgment expected in a healthcare company.
How do you keep a strategic roadmap current without changing it every quarter?
What they are checking: Whether they keep strategy stable while responding to real change, because a roadmap that shifts every quarter loses everyone's confidence.
About the work
How would you build a long-range plan for a GI Care portfolio with assets at different lifecycle stages?
What they are checking: Whether they can plan across products at different lifecycle stages, balancing growth, mature assets and pipeline investment for the long term.
How do you decide between investing in a new indication, a new formulation or more evidence for an existing product?
What they are checking: Whether they can weigh lifecycle investment options using evidence and expected value, which is central to portfolio strategy decisions.
Walk me through how you'd do commercial due diligence on an external business development opportunity.
What they are checking: Whether they can evaluate external deals rigorously, including market size and strategic fit, so the company avoids costly acquisitions.
What data would you use to guide resource allocation across the portfolio?
What they are checking: Whether they integrate market, clinical, operational and financial information when allocating resources, rather than leaning on one data source.
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