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The case: You're trying to advertise a drug, and you've got a budget. They gave you data on which advertisement methods costs, the target audience receptivity rates, the frequency of advertisement rates, etc. the question was 6 parts. Balance and select each parameter, and explain why your strategy came out this way.
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Life Sciences Analyst (Entry Level)

Interviewed at Axtria

3.5
Dec 5, 2016

The case: You're trying to advertise a drug, and you've got a budget. They gave you data on which advertisement methods costs, the target audience receptivity rates, the frequency of advertisement rates, etc. the question was 6 parts. Balance and select each parameter, and explain why your strategy came out this way.

They asked about my career history, including the types of roles I had worked on and the markets I covered. They wanted to understand my reasons for interviewing with Proclinical, my long-term career goals, and details around my billing performance such as deals and commission figures. I was also asked how I typically approached my role day to day, along with standard questions about my strengths and areas for development.
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Consultant Life Science Recruitment

Interviewed at Proclinical

3.9
Sep 30, 2025

They asked about my career history, including the types of roles I had worked on and the markets I covered. They wanted to understand my reasons for interviewing with Proclinical, my long-term career goals, and details around my billing performance such as deals and commission figures. I was also asked how I typically approached my role day to day, along with standard questions about my strengths and areas for development.

Behavior/fit questions were generic. Talk about your relevant experiences, Why SKP, Why consulting, What do you do for fun during your spare time. Do you have any questions for me? Case study was about the TIMES newspaper deciding whether or not to convert from print to tablet app. The case study had a 5 part question/calculations for it. 1) Had to calculate the revenue for both. 2) Calculate gross revenue plus advertisement 3) Pricing strategy for the tablet app 4) Name strategies to increase revenue for the tablet 5) Summarize everything for the CEO of the newspaper - Had to ask about competitors (size and costs) - # of Subscribers and price The case study was extremely number-y. Must know how to do simple math fast.
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Life Science Consultant Intern

Interviewed at Simon-Kucher

4
Feb 19, 2014

Behavior/fit questions were generic. Talk about your relevant experiences, Why SKP, Why consulting, What do you do for fun during your spare time. Do you have any questions for me? Case study was about the TIMES newspaper deciding whether or not to convert from print to tablet app. The case study had a 5 part question/calculations for it. 1) Had to calculate the revenue for both. 2) Calculate gross revenue plus advertisement 3) Pricing strategy for the tablet app 4) Name strategies to increase revenue for the tablet 5) Summarize everything for the CEO of the newspaper - Had to ask about competitors (size and costs) - # of Subscribers and price The case study was extremely number-y. Must know how to do simple math fast.

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