Competency List

Question 1

Failed to meet a deadline

Answer 1

Report on seminar during master’s

Question 2

Dealt with a difficult team member

Answer 2

Intern, helping out with Zantac

Question 3

Handled a high-pressure situation

Answer 3

Zantac

Question 4

Made a mistake and how you resolved it

Answer 4

1. Obesity pipeline note, missed one very early stage company
2. Changed overall pipeline

Question 5

Faced a major setback and how you recovered from it

Answer 5

Utilities analyst left

Question 6

Received negative feedback and how you responded

Answer 6

Pharma too technical

Question 7

Took on a project outside of your comfort zone

Answer 7

Zantac legal

Question 8

Managed conflicting priorities effectively

Answer 8

Day-to-day and AZN initiation

Question 9

Worked with limited resources and achieved results

Answer 9

Novo ICER (limited informational resources)

Question 10

Dealt with a challenging or demanding supervisor

Answer 10

1. Pharma analyst demanding
2. Response is to have regular communication, understand how he likes to work, pro-active monitor information channels, update on tasks, get feedback

Question 11

Made a difficult decision with incomplete information

Answer 11

1. Steering council, decision on whether to delay
2. Logically thought of the different scenarios, if we did not delay offsite, uncertainty on getting venue etc then next event may be very far in the future, instead, we decided to delay it to increase the probability of delivering the event, but to compensate for the delay we would have a smaller event that was easier to organise to substitute for the delayed event. The end result was an offsite that was delayed but less execution risk, and an event to mitigate disappointment of delay

Question 12

Resolved a conflict between team members

Answer 12

Steering council, same as decision on whether to delay, but focus on perspective of knitting together different people’s ideas

Question 13

Persuaded others to adopt your viewpoint or approach

Answer 13

Viewpoint THG Ingenuity (commerce smaller than infrastructure)

Question 14

Managed a project with changing requirements

Answer 14

AstraZeneca initiation

Question 15

Improved a process or system based on feedback or observations

Answer 15

Media earnings templates

Question 16

Demonstrated leadership skills in a team project

Answer 16

AstraZeneca Initiation

Question 17

Took initiative to streamline a work process or improve efficiency

Answer 17

Media earnings template

Question 18

Balanced multiple priorities and deadlines

Answer 18

1. Pharma managing initiation, day-to-day, and client requests
2. Steering council

Question 19

Resolved a complex problem or technical challenge

Answer 19

RELX, data/webscraping

Question 20

Adapted to a new work environment or organisational culture

Answer 20

Pharma

Question 21

Collaborated with a cross-functional team to achieve a common goal

Answer 21

IVD project

Question 22

Provided constructive feedback to a colleague or team member

Answer 22

Intern

Question 23

Implemented a new strategy or approach that yielded positive results

Answer 23

Data in media

Question 24

Handled a situation where you had to work with limited supervision

Answer 24

AstraZeneca / Novo ICER