Associate Director - HSE Management Systems

Eli Lilly and Company; Lebanon (IN); Remote; USD 117,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Pension

Vacation benefits

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Well-being benefits

Job summary

Lilly is seeking an Associate Director – HSE Management Systems to own the HSE governance for the Global Facilities Delivery portfolio. You will translate policy and standards into practical tools for engineering, construction, and commissioning teams and EPCM partners.

You will drive the rollout of HSE qualification programs, lead change management, and ensure environmental compliance across project lifecycles with global regulatory alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, occupational safety, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of HSE experience in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or similarly regulated manufacturing environments, including experience supporting capital construction or large‑scale facility expansion.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing and deploying HSE management systems (e.g., ISO 14001, ISO 45001) at a corporate or enterprise level.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25%, or more as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own HSE Management System governance and updates for the GFD portfolio.
• Embed HSE requirements into project execution plans and contractor management strategies.
• Lead HSE reviews and continuous improvement initiatives across sites and EPCM partners.
• Scope, implement, and own the Contractor HSE Qualification Program and digital platforms.
• Oversee environmental compliance across the project lifecycle and drive regulatory alignment.

Skills

HSE management experience

Influence senior stakeholders

Contractor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, occupational safety, or a related technical field

Advanced degree in a relevant engineering, HSE, or scientific discipline

Tools

ISNetworld

Avetta

Veriforce

Job description

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.

Position Brand Description

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.

Key Objectives/Deliverables

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.

Project Integration & Stakeholder Partnership

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.

Performance Monitoring & Continuous Improvement

Lead management system projects and improvement initiatives using incident data (including LIFE/LIFE NM), audit nonconformances, contractor safety performance, and environmental data. Prepare and deliver HSE Management Reviews for GFD leadership with recommended improvement priorities. Lead HSE-related change management, including digital system deployment and process harmonization across a matrixed organization.

Contractor HSE Qualification

Scope, implement, and own the Contractor HSE Qualification Program, including prequalification criteria, risk-tiering methodology, and performance and requalification standards for EPCM firms and contractors. Own the digital platform strategy and administration for contractor qualification data, including platform selection, configuration, integration with project and procurement systems, and data governance. Partner with Procurement, Legal, and project delivery leadership to embed qualification requirements into sourcing, bid evaluation, and contract award, and monitor qualification KPIs to flag gaps, expiring credentials, and performance trends before they affect mobilization.

Environmental Compliance Across the Project Lifecycle

Own the environmental management and compliance framework for capital projects, from siting, permitting, and due diligence through construction, commissioning, and turnover to operations. Establish requirements and oversight for air, water, and waste permitting, stormwater and erosion control, soil and groundwater management, spill prevention, and construction environmental monitoring. Partner with corporate Environmental, engineering, and site teams so permit conditions and regulatory commitments are tracked, closed out, and handed over at each milestone, and drive environmental auditing and inspection programs across active construction sites.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, life sciences, occupational safety, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of HSE experience in pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or similarly regulated manufacturing environments, including experience supporting capital construction or large‑scale facility expansion.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing and deploying HSE management systems (e.g., ISO 14001, ISO 45001) at a corporate or enterprise level.
• Willingness to travel approximately 25%, or more as needed.

Additional Preferences

• Advanced degree in a relevant engineering, HSE, or scientific discipline.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH), or equivalent professional HSE credential.
• Experience supporting greenfield or major brownfield pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical capital expansion programs, including partnering with engineering, construction, and commissioning leadership, EPCM firms, and contractors to embed HSE requirements into project execution.
• Experience scoping or administering a contractor HSE prequalification program, including risk-tiering and performance monitoring, and with digital contractor qualification platforms (e.g., ISNetworld, Avetta, Veriforce, or equivalent).
• Experience with environmental compliance across the construction project lifecycle, including permitting, monitoring, and regulatory closeout, and familiarity with global construction HSE regulatory frameworks (e.g., OSHA, EU and national equivalents).
• Experience using digital HSE management platforms and data analytics to turn portfolio-level data into practical system improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and simplify complex processes into fit-for-purpose solutions in a matrixed, fast-changing environment, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Information

Location is flexible; the role may be based at a major Lilly capital project hub.

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Lilly is proud to be an EEO Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and are open to all employees. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia (AMECA), Black Employees at Lilly (BE@Lilly), Chinese Culture Network (CCN), EnAble, Evolve, Lilly Indian Network (LIN), Organization of Latinx at Lilly (OLA), Pride (LGBTQ+ Allies), Veterans Leadership Network (VLN) and Women’s Initiative for Leading at Lilly (WILL).

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. The anticipated wage for this position is $117,000 - $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).

• 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
• 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.