Organization and Position OverviewLilly recently announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly Medicine Foundry, a new center for advanced manufacturing and drug development. The first-ever facility of its kind, combining research and manufacturing in a single location, the Medicine Foundry will allow Lilly to further develop innovative solutions to optimize manufacturing processes and increase capacity for clinical trial medicines, while also reducing costs and environmental impact.
The Sr. Engineer - Process Safety supports the implementation of process safety management at the Lilly Medicine Foundry (LMF), with primary focus on preparing the site for operational readiness and sustaining process safety compliance once operations begin. This role concentrates on execution: supporting equipment and chemistry Process Hazard Reviews (PHRs), driving PHR action resolution, supporting Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs), and providing front-line support to Process Engineers, Scientists, Operators, and Maintenance for day-to-day process safety questions. The role owns selected elements of the Foundry Process Safety Management program.
The Foundry operates at a rapid rate of change. Clinical urgency and a continuous tech transfer process mean new chemistry and new equipment configurations arrive frequently. This role sits at that intersection and works in close daily partnership with the scientists and engineers introducing that change.
This is a deliberate development role for a process engineer or early-career process safety engineer. The successful candidate will build depth in a compliance function while gaining exposure to API manufacturing chemistry and equipment across all Lilly platforms. The volume and variety of chemistry moving through the Foundry offers a breadth of process safety experience. Mentorship is provided by the site PSM lead and Process Engineering, and the role includes access to the Lilly Globally Integrated Process Safety Management Technical Team and the Global HSE community.
Key Responsibilities - Support the preparation and execution of equipment and chemistry Process Hazard Reviews, including gathering process safety information, verifying safeguard descriptions, and confirming scope coverage across process areas.
- Drive resolution of PHR action items, working with action owners in Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and Technical Services to close items with quality and confirm they are properly incorporated into the PHR record.
- Support Operations-led Pre-Startup Safety Review execution.
- Own and maintain assigned elements of the Foundry Process Safety Management program under the direction of the site PSM lead, and support continuous improvement of those elements.
- Provide front-line support to Process Engineers, Scientists, Operators, and Maintenance on process safety questions arising from routine operations, troubleshooting, nonroutine activities, and shutdown and startup activities.
- Support process safety information generation, including chemical reactivity data, equipment design information, and safe operating limits, in partnership with Process Engineers and Scientists.
- Support Management of Change reviews for new product introductions and process or equipment changes, applying internal and Global HSE requirements and external regulatory requirements.
- Complete process safety engineering calculations and models with review by senior technical staff.
- Support event investigations using root cause analysis techniques and contribute to development of corrective and preventive actions.
- Support delivery of process safety and emergency awareness training and communications to site personnel.
- Support site self-assessments and internal audits, including evidence preparation and gap closure tracking.
- Contribute to a speak up culture that empowers employees and contractors with the authority to stop work.
Basic Requirements - Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in a Process Engineering or Process Safety Engineering role in the pharmaceutical or chemical industry.
- Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization or visas for this role, including but not limited to F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, or L-1.
Preferences - Experience participating in Process Hazard Analyses using HAZOP or What-If methodologies. Facilitation or scribe experience is a plus.
- Familiarity with reactive chemistry hazard evaluation, overpressure protection, and relief system basics.
- Genuine technical curiosity about chemistry and chemical engineering, and an interest in building expertise in process safety.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy in execution.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional team of management, production, compliance, science, and engineering professionals.
- Demonstrated planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and drive them to completion on schedule.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical requirements to non-specialist audiences.
- Comfort working in an environment with a high rate of change.
Other Information
- Initial location will be in Carmel, Indiana.
- Permanent location at the Lilly Medicine Foundry in Lebanon, Indiana.
- Tasks require entering manufacturing and laboratory areas which require wearing appropriate PPE.
- Must carry a cell phone as the position supports 24-hour operations.
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 also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance). In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).Lilly reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion and Lilly's compensation practices and guidelines will apply regarding the details of any promotion or transfer of Lilly employees.
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