Process Safety Lead

Overview

The Engineering Technology Center (ETC) is a group of skilled engineering practitioners who possess deep technical expertise. This position provides Process Safety‑related technical support to manufacturing, partnering with manufacturing and other engineers across the company to deliver capital projects, address operational issues, and provide solutions to key business problems.

• Become a key engineering/technical resource for GIPSM processes across Lilly such as Mechanical Integrity, Process hazards, Pressure safety, and others.
• Serve as a corporate technical resource on pressure relief hazards, including:
• Provide internal capability to calculate or evaluate pressure relief system sizing.
• Recommend external resources for evaluation and sizing of emergency pressure relief systems.
• Review third‑party evaluations of pressure relief system design.
• Serve as a corporate technical resource on Mechanical Integrity, including:
• Provide technical expertise to ensure alignment with recognized engineering practices and Lilly global engineering standards.
• Understand critical safety system components and design to support LOPA evaluations.
• Provide inspection expertise with respect to technology and program setup.
• Support standardization of MI elements within maintenance package development.
• Support standardization of Asset Integrity & Repair with respect to Operational Readiness Reviews.
• Become an engineering resource on key GPSIM processes such as Process hazard reviews, process hazard evaluations, LOPA, event investigation, etc.
• Partner with GHSE on technical solutions for safety‑related trends and ownership of key GHSE standards and expectations.
• Partner with LRL colleagues on ensuring process safety‑related aspects are considered when developing new processes and products.

• Flexibility in adapting and adjusting to changes in working practices and willingness to take on different roles as required by the needs of the Engineering Tech Center.
• Ability to work with diverse perspectives and to identify and resolve issues with minimal direction.

• Bachelor’s in Engineering (e.g., Chemical Engineering).
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in pharmaceutical and/or specialty chemical laboratory and/or manufacturing environments.
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Lilly will not sponsor work authorization or visas for this role.

• Professional engineering license.
• Experience as a mechanical or process engineer in two or more of the following areas: small molecule bulk, large molecule bulk, dry products, parenteral products, delivery devices, utilities, facilities management, Lilly Research.
• Demonstrated knowledge of US and non‑US codes and standards applicable to emergency pressure relief.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work within and lead diverse, multi‑functional teams (e.g., Engineering, Manufacturing Operations leadership, TS/MS).
• Project management, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve issues with minimal direction.
• Familiarity with the understanding and application of common engineering specifications/standards.
• Qualified to perform emergency relief calculations.
• Knowledgeable of first principles.

• ETC supports all business areas across the globe. Business travel both inside and outside the U.S. may be required.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $66,000 - $171,600. Full‑time equivalent employees are also eligible for company bonuses (depending on company and individual performance). Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company‑sponsored 401(k), pension, vacation benefits, medical, dental, vision, prescription drug benefits, flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day‑care flexible spending accounts), life insurance, death benefits, certain time‑off and leave of absence benefits, and well‑being benefits (e.g., employee…