Senior Principal, Emergency Response - Health, Safety, and Environmental - Medicine Foundry

Overview

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 50,000 employees worldwide take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life‑changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

Lilly recently announced a $4.5billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first‑ever facility of its kind combines research and manufacturing in a single location, and will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes, increase capacity for clinical‑trial medicines, reduce costs, and lessen environmental impact.

• Establish the vision, operational readiness plan, and multi‑year roadmap for the Foundry’s Emergency Planning & Response program, treating regulatory requirements as the floor for a program built on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Recruit, supervise, and develop a team of Emergency Response professionals who serve as onsite Incident Commanders for hazardous materials events and provide medical response coverage, including 24/7 onsite presence.
• Build and maintain a site‑based Hazardous Materials Technician‑level response capability drawn from workers with other primary site responsibilities; own the training, equipment, and readiness program that supports this capability.
• Own and continuously improve the site’s Emergency Response Procedures, including hazard‑specific annexes for fire, medical, severe weather, hazardous material release, security event, and utility loss.
• Plan, schedule, and lead the site drill and exercise program, including evacuation, severe weather, shelter‑in‑place, hazardous material release, and medical scenarios; lead after‑action reviews and corrective action tracking.
• Serve as the Foundry’s principal liaison to the Lebanon Fire Department, local EMS, and mutual aid partners, coordinating pre‑incident planning, joint training, and site familiarization. The Foundry will not perform structural fire response and relies on this partnership for that capability.
• Oversee fire code compliance by recruiting and developing an SME on the ER team.
• Partner with building engineers and the central Life Safety System to ensure code compliance at startup and maintenance of Life Safety Systems.
• Lead the site’s annual fire safety inspection program in partnership with building engineers; track observations and follow‑up actions through closure.
• Participate in Process Hazard Reviews, Pre‑Startup Safety Reviews, and Management of Change activities as the emergency response subject‑matter expert.
• Deliver or coordinate training for emergency response team members and ensure the site is prepared and staffed for safe emergency response.
• Build an internal network with other Lilly emergency response experts.
• Collaborate with Foundry HSE teammates on cross‑functional initiatives, peer review of program deliverables, and shared coverage of HSE Operational Readiness milestones.
• Maintain an external focus; benchmark best practices across the Lilly network and externally and elevate emergency response risks and issues to site HSE leaders.
• Respond to on‑site emergencies, including after hours as needed based on the scale of an incident.

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of related experience in an HSE, fire service, or emergency management discipline.
• Demonstrated experience developing, leading, or supervising an emergency preparedness or response program or team, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
• Demonstrated experience supervising, coaching, and developing staff.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing for procedures, plans, and after‑action documentation.
• Ability to participate in field response activities, including the use of personal protective equipment and respiratory protection, subject to medical clearance.
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