Sr Director - HSE Manufacturing

Lilly • Weisenberg Township, PA

2d • $163,500 - $239,800 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director-HSE provides strategic, technical, and administrative leadership for the Health, Safety, and Environmental function at Lilly’s Lehigh Valley site. The role establishes and sustains the site HSE strategy, management systems, and organizational capability to support construction, start-up, and ongoing manufacturing operations. It leads regulatory and corporate compliance, HSE systems and programs, talent development, risk reduction, and efforts to advance an injury-free workplace.

As a member of the Site Lead Team, the Senior Director contributes to site strategy, business planning, objective setting, and performance monitoring, and influences cross-functional decisions affecting site readiness and long-term operational performance. The role leads and develops a high-performing HSE organization and partners with the site, Corporate HSE, other Lilly manufacturing sites, construction and design-build firms, Human Resources, regulators, and other stakeholders. The position is based at the new Lehigh Valley facility, with on-site presence required.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a scientific, engineering, or HSE discipline.
• Significant HSE experience, including experience in manufacturing environments.
• Experience with CAPA systems for HSE changes, deviations, and corrective actions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• On-site presence is required.

Nice To Haves

• Strong HSE regulatory knowledge.
• Demonstrated technical and organizational leadership skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Demonstrated experience building and leading teams.
• Greenfield or site start-up experience.
• GMP operational experience.
• Success building and leading high-performing HSE organizations through construction, start-up, or significant operational change.
• Ability to develop leadership bench strength, technical capability, and organizational readiness across a complex site function.
• Experience leading through cross-functional complexity while balancing compliance, risk reduction, business priorities, and long-term capability building.
• Ability to influence and align stakeholders across Operations, Quality, Human Resources, Corporate HSE, and external partners.
• Demonstrated judgment in setting priorities, removing barriers, and driving execution in a fast-paced, evolving site environment.
• Success supporting daily site performance through HSE systems, event management, CAPA, change control, and risk reduction practices.
• Experience translating HSE strategy into site-level execution through talent leadership, cross-functional partnership, and disciplined operational follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Serve on the Site Lead Team and contribute to site strategy, priorities, and performance across safety, quality, and operational excellence.
• Build, lead, and sustain a high-performing HSE organization through clear expectations, talent development, succession planning, and accountability.
• Advance a strong safety culture, risk awareness, disciplined HSE program execution, and an injury-free workplace.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the site HSE management system.
• Ensure compliance with internal and external HSE requirements, including permitting, regulatory commitments, corporate standards, and site procedures.
• Build relationships with HSE regulators and lead site interactions during audits and inspections.
• Develop and execute the site HSE roadmap in alignment with business priorities and start-up milestones.
• Partner with Corporate HSE and HSE peers across Lilly manufacturing sites to share best practices and strengthen site capability.
• Establish local employee health services in collaboration with Human Resources.
• Develop and sustain systems, processes, and programs for the transition from construction to start-up and routine operations.
• Partner with construction and design-build firms to support a smooth, compliant handoff from construction to start-up.
• Provide leadership and technical direction for site HSE activities, including industrial hygiene, industrial safety, and environmental programs.
• Support HSE event, CAPA, and change control processes, and influence use of the hierarchy of controls to reduce risk and improve outcomes.
• Use knowledge of severe injury risk to drive prevention, strengthen awareness, and increase site HSE capability.
• Ensure prompt closure of regulatory commitments and site actions related to HSE observations, events, and inspections.

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, such as healthcare and 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