Associate Director - HSE Management Systems

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.

We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization, part of Manufacturing & Quality, delivers new and renovated capital assets around the world. Our mission is accomplished through a highly leveraged organization of design, construction, and qualification contractors. Many of the assets delivered focus on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients. Some of the assets delivered will expand the supply of existing medicines or strengthen the supply chain.

The Associate Director – HSE Management Systems owns the design, deployment, and continuous improvement of the HSE Management System that supports safe, compliant project delivery across the GFD capital portfolio. Reporting to the Senior Director, GFD HSE, this role translates corporate HSE policy, ISO 14001/45001, and applicable global environmental and safety regulations into practical, risk-based systems, standards, and tools that engineering, construction, and commissioning teams, EPCM partners, and contractors can apply consistently from front-end planning through construction, commissioning, start-up, and turnover.

HSE Management System Ownership:
Develop and manage the governance mechanisms for implementing, executing, and monitoring the GFD HSE Management System, applying a risk-based, continuous improvement approach. Structure and simplify HSE systems, standards, and procedures so they are usable by project teams, contractors, and EPCM partners, with clear roles and accountability at each project phase. Serve as the escalation point for HSE system interpretation questions from project sites, and translate regulatory change, industry practice, and emerging technology into system updates and the long‑term GFD HSE roadmap.

Partner with Project Directors, Construction Managers, and project delivery leadership to embed HSE system requirements into project execution plans, contractor management strategies, and stage-gate and readiness reviews. Build relationships with internal stakeholders, EPCM firms, contractors, and regulatory agencies to benchmark practice and raise HSE capability across the delivery network. Develop and deliver management system training, tools, templates, and guidance for geographically dispersed project teams.

Lead management system projects and improvement initiatives using incident data (including LIFE/LIFE NM), audit nonconformances, contractor safety performance, and…