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Sr. Director - HSE

Eli Lilly and Company
Full-time
Remote friendly (Glen Allen, VA)
United States
$156,000 - $228,800 USD yearly
Corporate Functions

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Role Summary

Sr. Director - HSE at Lilly responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining HSE programs and systems at the Lilly manufacturing site, leading the site HSE team, and aligning with corporate HSE to ensure readiness for regulatory inspections. Focus during startup is building HSE systems, processes, and culture to support GMP operations and enable a safe, compliant launch of full-scale manufacturing.

Responsibilities

  • Pre-Startup and Startup Phase: Lead collaboratively across operational readiness and startup; build an HSE organization capable of safe, compliant, and efficient operations; define HSE priorities and roadmaps; establish and lead the site HSE Lead Team; serve as a key HSE stakeholder during project execution; develop and scale the HSE organization to support full GMP manufacturing; build partnerships with corporate/global teams and lead site-level execution of strategic initiatives.
  • Post Startup: Own the HSE Management System to ensure compliance with regulations and Lilly Global standards; define and manage HSE priorities, roadmap, initiatives, metrics, and the HSE Plan with functional partners; ensure ongoing compliance with reporting and recordkeeping requirements (including Title V); benchmark best practices; develop future HSE leadership; escalate critical HSE issues to site and corporate leadership.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor‚Äôs Degree in relevant discipline
  • 5+ years of experience leading HSE teams and programs (preferably with PSM experience)

Additional Preferences

  • Proven leadership of HSE programs and management systems in manufacturing, including Process Safety Management (PSM).
  • Experience implementing and managing environmental compliance programs, including Title V reporting and recordkeeping.
  • Skilled in engaging with regulatory agencies on environmental, health, and safety matters.
  • Strong ability to build effective relationships across all levels, including collaboration with the Site Leadership Team.
  • Demonstrated success in developing high-performing, engaged teams and fostering a strong safety culture.
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