Portfolio Manager (Hybrid)
Posted Sep 11, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a financial business case you built for a product investment. What assumptions mattered most?
What they are checking: Whether they understand which assumptions drive ROI and test them honestly rather than building a case to fit a conclusion.
Tell me about a launch you supported. What went well and what would you change?
What they are checking: Whether they learn from launches and understand how upstream decisions show up in the field.
Tell me about a time you recommended stopping or not funding a project. How did you make the case?
What they are checking: Whether they have the judgment and courage to say no when the business case is weak.
What would you do
Walk me through how you'd assess whether to invest in a new product for Sage's portfolio. What would you need to know?
What they are checking: Whether they can combine market, clinical, customer and financial inputs into a clear recommendation.
A product in the portfolio has declining sales and a loyal small customer base. How do you decide whether to keep, refresh or retire it?
What they are checking: Whether they can make lifecycle calls using data and customer impact, not just habit.
How would you work with R&D when their preferred project doesn't match what the market data supports?
What they are checking: Whether they can influence engineers with evidence and respect while keeping the portfolio focused.
About the work
How do you run customer and patient research so it tells you something you didn't already believe?
What they are checking: Whether they design research that can challenge their thinking instead of confirming it.
How do you build an evidence-generation strategy with Clinical Affairs for a product that prevents hospital-acquired conditions?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the clinical evidence hospitals need to adopt and pay for prevention products.
How do you size a market opportunity when the data is incomplete?
What they are checking: Whether they can make reasonable, transparent estimates and explain their uncertainty.
How do you keep track of competitors and decide which moves actually matter for your portfolio?
What they are checking: Whether they can tell real competitive threats from noise and act on the ones that count.
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