GFD HSE Sr Director

Lilly • Indianapolis, IN

5d • $163,500 - $239,800 • Remote

About The Position

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Eli Lilly’s Corporate Engineering Division, delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design, construction, and verification/qualification contractors. Assets are delivered focusing on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients with Safety First and Quality Always. Some of the assets delivered will support an expansion in supply of existing or new medicines for our patients or making the supply chain more robust.

The Senior Director of HSE for GFD is a strategic leadership role accountable for the health, safety, and environmental performance of Lilly's global capital project portfolio. This leader sets the vision, builds organizational capability, and owns the systems that protect thousands of construction workers and Lilly employees across dozens of simultaneous major capital projects worldwide.

This role drives a culture where HSE is a competitive advantage — not merely a compliance requirement. The Senior Director partners with senior project leadership, Global HSE, and strategic contractor organizations to embed world-class safety into every phase of capital delivery: from front-end planning through operational qualification.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety, or a closely related field
• Minimum 10 years of progressive HSE experience within pharmaceutical, food, animal health, or comparable capital-intensive industries.
• Demonstrated experience leading HSE programs for large-scale, complex capital construction projects across multiple geographies.
• Proven track record of building and developing high-performing safety organizations.
• Deep expertise in construction safety management, hazard identification, and risk mitigation.
• Proficiency in safety management systems, metrics frameworks, and regulatory compliance across global jurisdictions.
• Exceptional ability to influence at all organizational levels — from frontline contractors to C-suite stakeholders — without direct authority.
• Strong executive communication skills, both written and verbal; able to distill complex risk information for senior audiences.
• Demonstrated judgment and decisiveness in high-stakes environments; accountable and transparent with leadership.
• Willingness to travel globally (>25% anticipated) and work across time zones to support a distributed project portfolio.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Degree preferred
• Competency in a foreign language(s).
• Professional Engineer (PE) or equivalent technical certification.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
• Experience representing an organization in external industry safety councils or regulatory bodies.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the multi-year HSE strategy for GFD, aligned to Lilly's enterprise safety vision and GHSE priorities.
• Establish GFD as an industry benchmark for construction safety — driving measurable improvement in leading and lagging indicators.
• Lead the evolution of GFD's Contractor Safety Management Program, ensuring it reflects best-in-class standards and is scalable across a growing global portfolio.
• Represent Lilly in external industry safety forums, regulatory engagements, and professional organizations to shape industry norms and benchmark performance.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global HSE organization embedded within GFD's capital project delivery model.
• Define staffing models and succession plans to ensure the right HSE expertise is available at all project phases and locations.
• Set clear performance expectations, development plans, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement for the HSE function.
• Partner with key strategic contractor firms to source and qualify HSE talent for critical positions across the project portfolio.
• Own GFD's HSE governance framework — defining standards, policies, procedures, and work rules applicable to all project personnel, contractors, and subcontractors.
• Establish a consistent, risk-based approach to hazard identification and control across all project types and geographies.
• Ensure regulatory compliance across all jurisdictions in which GFD operates, proactively anticipating changes in applicable law and standards.
• Drive adoption of GHSE-aligned programs including LIFE, safety culture initiatives, and environmental sustainability frameworks.
• Monitor, analyze, and report on HSE performance across the GFD global project portfolio — providing senior leadership with clear, data-driven insights.
• Lead the response to significant incidents and near-misses, ensuring rigorous root cause analysis and durable corrective action.
• Identify systemic risks and establish proactive mitigation strategies before they manifest in projects.
• Serve as the primary HSE interface with GHSE, Site HSE teams, and project leadership — enabling aligned, mutually reinforcing safety programs.
• Partner with design teams to integrate HSE requirements into capital asset design, ensuring long-term safe operability of facilities.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to embed HSE accountability into project planning, execution, and closeout processes.
• Support GFD business planning including HSE resource allocation, budgeting, and headcount strategy.

Benefits

• company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance)
• company-sponsored 401(k)
• pension
• vacation benefits
• medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits
• flexible benefits (e.g., 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 (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)

What This Job Offers

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