Advisor - Process Safety Management, GHSE

Eli Lilly and Company • Us, IN

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About The Position

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

The Advisor represents Lilly at external industry bodies, monitors regulatory and best-practice developments, and translates them into enterprise standards and guidance. The role supports consistent PSM programs, tools, training, and engineering practices across manufacturing sites, including new and growing sites and GFD capital projects.

The position is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, or may be hosted at a Lilly PSM site. Travel may be up to 20% annually, including domestic and international travel to manufacturing sites, external conferences, and industry working groups. Standard business hours apply, with occasional flexibility to support global time zones.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, safety, environmental, chemistry, or a related scientific or engineering discipline.
• Minimum 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.
• Proficient in English.
• Proficient 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 travel domestically and internationally up to 20% annually.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• 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, and influencing skills; strong oral and written communication; ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Experience designing and delivering safety training programs and competency frameworks.
• Active engagement with external industry bodies such as ACC, EPSC, and CCPS.
• 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.
• Additional languages.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate enterprise-wide PSM governance, including the PSM Board of Directors, monthly Technology Team meetings, PSM conferences and workshops, and reporting PSM performance metrics to senior leadership.
• Manage global requirements and associated metrics to drive continuous improvement in PSM performance and process safety risk reduction, including HSE-STD-500 and assigned Engineering Design Standards.
• Monitor external regulatory changes and ensure standards are updated as appropriate.
• Provide technical expertise and oversight 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 strengthen GHSE–ETC linkage to advance process safety engineering standardization.
• Develop and replicate best practices and controls through standardized requirements.
• Develop a training strategy for key PSM roles; maintain centrally owned PSM training content with CHL, ETC, and sites; and identify and deploy external PSM training as appropriate.
• Lead development of the strategy for continuous PSM improvement, own the PSM initiative list, and track implementation.
• Support site HSE Leaders in staff PSM development and lead PSM Technical Team members’ proficiency and conformance to standards.
• Support development of the PSM roadmap, coach PSM professionals at new and growing sites, and foster cross-site collaboration and lessons-learned sharing.
• Provide technical expertise 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 strong partnerships with ETC and external linkages with ACC, EPSC, and CCPS to drive 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