Advisor - Process Safety Management, GHSE

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

3d • $129,000 - $211,200

About The Position

The Advisor, Process Safety is a member of Lilly’s HSE – Global Manufacturing function and facilitates enterprise-wide process safety governance, technical leadership, strategic direction, and advisory expertise for the Process Safety Management (PSM) program across Lilly’s global manufacturing network. The role coordinates PSM program delivery, supports governance, advises site PSM professionals and senior leaders, and partners with the Engineering Technical Center (ETC) and Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) to support compliance, capability development, and risk reduction at manufacturing sites.

The Advisor represents Lilly at external industry bodies, monitors evolving regulatory requirements and best practices, and translates them into enterprise standards and guidance. The position also advances PSM standardization, training, continuous improvement, engineering controls, and collaboration across sites. The position is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, or may be hosted at a Lilly PSM site, with up to 20% annual domestic and international travel. Standard business hours apply, with occasional flexibility to support global time zones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, safety, environmental studies, chemistry, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in process safety or a related HSE discipline within pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing.
• Training in PSM topics as appropriate, such as PHA, Process Safety Culture, or Incident Investigation.
• Solid process safety expertise in PSM/RMP elements, including PHRs and Incident Management.
• Proven application of OSHA PSM (29 CFR 1910.119), EPA RMP, COMAH, and EU Seveso III.
• Proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in chemical safety hazard evaluation and PSM tools and platforms.
• Experience in process safety auditing and proficiency in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigative techniques.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver program improvements across a matrixed, multinational organization.
• Ability to lead teams in solving complex HSE problems.
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork, influencing, oral and written communication skills, along with ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Experience designing and delivering safety training programs and competency frameworks.
• Active engagement with external industry bodies such as ACC, EPSC, and CCPS.
• Additional languages.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate enterprise-wide PSM governance, including the PSM Board of Directors and monthly Technology Team meetings; coordinate PSM conferences and workshops; and report performance metrics to senior leadership.
• Manage global PSM requirements and associated metrics to drive continuous improvement and process safety risk reduction, including HSE-STD-500 and assigned Engineering Design Standards; monitor regulatory changes and update standards as appropriate.
• Provide process safety technical expertise and oversight or input for PSM event investigations, applicability evaluations, change reviews, and PHR evaluations.
• Drive standardization of PSM program elements, tools, and software platforms across Lilly manufacturing sites, and build GHSE–ETC linkage to advance process safety engineering standardization and replication of best practices and controls.
• Develop training strategy for key PSM roles; develop and maintain centrally owned training content with CHL, ETC, and sites; and identify and deploy external professional training as appropriate.
• Lead development of the PSM continuous-improvement strategy, own the PSM initiative list, and track implementation.
• Support site HSE Leaders in developing staff PSM capabilities; lead PSM Technical Team members in improving proficiency and conformance to standards; and support development of the PSM roadmap.
• Coach PSM professionals at new and growing sites and foster cross-site collaboration and sharing of lessons learned.
• Serve as a technical expert for facility design reviews and engineering control recommendations; lead PSM integration into GFD capital projects; and support new-site start-ups until site PSM resources are established.
• Maintain a strong partnership with ETC and external relationships with ACC, EPSC, and CCPS to advance internal innovation and strategy.

Benefits

• Company bonus, depending in part on company and individual performance.
• Eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k).
• Pension.
• Vacation benefits.
• Eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Flexible benefits, including healthcare and/or dependent day-care flexible spending accounts.
• Life insurance and death benefits.
• Certain time-off and leave-of-absence benefits.
• Well-being benefits, including an employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior