Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer - Lilly Medicine Foundry

Role Summary

The Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer provides technical leadership and expertise in the development, implementation and maintenance of Lilly’s Globally Integrated Process Safety Management programs and business processes for the Lilly Medicine Foundry.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to enhance process safety performance through opportunities to influence and advance individual and group behaviors and culture.
• Provide technical expertise for process safety activities, that may include: combustible dust, emergency management, risk assessments, facility siting, EPA RMP (Risk Management Program), etc.
• Serve as a technical expert for capital projects and facility/equipment design, including participation in hazard assessments for design and pre-commissioning.
• Develop and implement process safety programs/procedures and training.
• Influence, coach, and mentor key cross-functional partners to ensure Process Safety Management programs are successfully executed.
• Lead and/or participated in select governance, project and committee meetings.
• Participate in corporate and regulatory compliance audits and inspections; interact with regulators, auditors and customers during assessments; lead efforts to address gaps from these audits/inspections.
• Own and/or coordinate Process Safety Management element reviews/site self-assessments.
• Support the site event management process by assessing process safety events, participating in the investigation process and completing all assigned event actions.
• Support the site change management process by reviewing and leveling change requests and completing all assigned change actions.
• Lead and/or participate on Corporate Teams to develop guidelines &/or tools that enhance Process Safety Management performance.
• Build relationships and benchmark with external Process Safety Management resources to bring an external focus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6-8 years of safety or related experience supporting chemical processes/operations
• Solid technical expertise/understanding of chemical unit process operations; OSHA PSM (Process Safety Management) and EPA RMP regulatory requirements; PSM/RMP elements and tools (Hazard Assessments, Facility Siting, etc.)
• Thorough understanding of change management and its impact to process safety.
• Knowledge of equipment reliability and mechanical integrity concepts/issues.
• Technical writing experience (e.g., procedure/program development and documentation).
• Strong leadership abilities including ability to lead technical teams.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Strong computer application skills.
• Demonstrated abilities to work well with people and achieve results with others.

Skills

• Process Safety Management (PSM) expertise
• Risk assessment and hazard analysis
• Regulatory compliance and audits
• Change management
• Technical writing and documentation
• Leadership and collaboration

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, occupational safety, or equivalent science degree is required.

Additional Requirements

• Engineering license and/or professional safety certification(s) are preferred.
• Experience integrating PSM specific issues into capital projects.
• Global process safety auditing experience.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigative techniques, including RCA investigation leadership.

Other Information

• Must complete Learning Plan– Foundry.
• Tasks require entering manufacturing and laboratory areas which require wearing appropriate PPE.
• Must carry a cell phone as position supports 24 hours/day manufacturing.
• Final location for this role will be Lebanon, IN site with flexibility to work from Indianapolis throughout 2025 and 2026.