Your Responsibilities
Role Overview
The Business Director, Southeast Asia will be responsible for driving business development and commercial growth across the region. This senior leadership role will focus on expanding CENTOGENE’s market presence, building strategic partnerships, and delivering commercial success in rare disease diagnostics, reproductive medicine genetic testing, biopharma collaborations, and data-driven solutions.
Reporting directly to the CEO, Asia Pacific, the Director will act as the primary representative of CENTOGENE in Southeast Asia, ensuring alignment with global strategy while adapting to regional healthcare and business environments.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Commercial Growth
The Business Director, Southeast Asia will be responsible for driving business development and commercial growth across the region. This senior leadership role will focus on expanding CENTOGENE’s market presence, building strategic partnerships, and delivering commercial success in rare disease diagnostics, reproductive medicine genetic testing, biopharma collaborations, and data-driven solutions.
Reporting directly to the CEO, Asia Pacific, the Director will act as the primary representative of CENTOGENE in Southeast Asia, ensuring alignment with global strategy while adapting to regional healthcare and business environments.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Commercial Growth
- Drive sales and revenue growth for rare disease and reproductive medicine genetic testing services, as well as biopharma partnerships.
- Establish and manage relationships with hospitals, fertility clinics, laboratories, physicians, and KOLs across the region.
- Develop pricing, market access, and go-to-market strategies tailored to diverse Southeast Asian markets.
- Negotiate and manage distribution agreements, strategic alliances, and long-term partnerships.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive business strategy for Southeast Asia to expand CENTOGENE’s footprint across diagnostics and biopharma services.
- Monitor market trends, healthcare regulations, and competitive landscapes in both rare disease and reproductive medicine sectors.
- Represent CENTOGENE in key regional industry forums, conferences, and with stakeholders.
- Build, lead, and motivate a high-performing regional team (sales, medical affairs, operations, marketing).
- Ensure compliance with all local regulatory, legal, and ethical standards.
- Collaborate with global functions (Medical Affairs, Marketing, Finance, Legal) to align local execution with corporate priorities.
- Support regional pharma and biotech collaborations, including clinical trial support, patient recruitment, and RWD-based projects.
- Strengthen relationships with regional biopharma partners to expand data-driven drug development initiatives.