Hybrid Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer

at Eli Lilly and Company

• Job title: Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $111,000 - $162,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Indianapolis, United States

About the role

• Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer providing technical expertise and leadership for safety programs at Lilly Medicine Foundry. Focused on process safety management in drug development and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership and expertise in the development, implementation and maintenance of Lilly’s Globally Integrated Process Safety Management programs and business processes for the Lilly Medicine Foundry.
• Identifies opportunities to enhance process safety performance through opportunities to influence and advance individual and group behaviors and culture.
• Provides technical expertise for process safety activities, that may include: combustible dust, emergency management, risk assessments, facility siting, EPA RMP (Risk Management Program), etc.
• Serves as a technical expert for capital projects and facility/equipment design, including participation in hazard assessments for design and pre-commissioning.
• Develops and implements process safety programs/procedures and training.
• Influences, coaches, and mentors key cross-functional partners to ensure Process Safety Management programs are successfully executed.
• Leads and/or participates in select governance, project and committee meetings.
• Participates in corporate and regulatory compliance audits and inspections; interacts with regulators, auditors and customers during assessments; leads efforts to address gaps from these audits/inspections.
• Owns and/or coordinates Process Safety Management element reviews/site self-assessments.
• Supports the site event management process by assessing process safety events, participating in the investigation process and completing all assigned event actions.
• Supports the site change management process by reviewing and leveling change requests and completing all assigned change actions.
• Leads and/or participates on Corporate Teams to develop guidelines &/or tools that enhance Process Safety Management performance.
• Builds relationships and benchmarks with external Process Safety Management resources to bring an external focus.

Requirements

• Minimum 6-8 years of safety or related experience supporting chemical processes/operations
• Solid technical expertise/understanding of chemical unit process operations; OSHA PSM (Process Safety Management) and EPA RMP regulatory requirements; PSM/RMP elements and tools (Hazard Assessments, Facility Siting, etc.)
• Thorough understanding of change management and its impact to process safety
• Knowledge of equipment reliability and mechanical integrity concepts/issues
• Technical writing experience (e.g., procedure/program development and documentation)
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Strong computer application skills
• Demonstrated abilities to work well with people and achieve results with others

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Pension
• Vacation benefits
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Prescription drug benefits
• Flexible benefits
• Life insurance and death benefits
• Well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities)