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

About the role

The Sr Principal, Emergency Response, HSE is responsible for building and leading the Lilly Medicine Foundry's emergency preparedness and response capability.

Responsibilities

• Establish the vision, operational readiness plan, and multi-year roadmap for the Foundry's Emergency Planning & Response (EP&R) program.
  • Treat regulatory requirements as the floor for a program built on operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Recruit, supervise, and develop a team of Emergency Response (ER) professionals who serve as onsite Incident Commanders for hazardous materials events and provide medical response coverage, including 24/7 onsite presence.
  • Own the training, equipment, and readiness program that supports this capability.
• Build and maintain a site-based Hazardous Materials Technician-level response capability drawn from workers with other primary site responsibilities.
  • Own and continuously improve the site's Emergency Response Procedures, including hazard-specific annexes (fire, medical, severe weather, hazardous material release, security event, 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.
  • Own fire code compliance by recruiting and developing an SME on the ER team.
• Oversee fire code compliance by recruiting and developing an SME on the ER team.
  • Partner with building engineers and central Life Safety System to ensure code compliance at start up 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 escalate emergency response risks and issues the site HSE leaders.
  • Respond to on-site emergencies, including after hours as needed based on the scale of an incident.

Requirements

• 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.
  • Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Qualifications

• Training / Certifications (Indiana or National Registry)
  • Candidates Must Hold The Following Certifications, Or Be Willing And Able To Attain Them Within [X Timeframe] Of Hire Through Lilly-sponsored Training And Qualification
  • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B or higher)
  • Hazardous Materials Technician
  • Incident Command (NIMS 100, 200, 300, 700, 800)

Preferences

• Pharmaceutical, chemical, or other industrial manufacturing emergency response experience.
  • Experience organizing and delivering training.
• Experience with PSM-covered processes and sites.
  • Fire code or fire inspection experience (e.g., Fire Inspector 1 and 2 or equivalent).
• Instructor 1.
  • Experience across the full range of Incident Command System roles.
• Experience contributing to a strong, shared site culture built on worker involvement and continuous improvement.
  • Experience across the full range of Incident Command System roles.