Senior Principal - HSE (Industrial Hygienist)

About the role

Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Houston, TX. This facility is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities. The Senior Principal Associate – Industrial Hygienist is a key member of the HSE team for a greenfield manufacturing site in Houston, Texas, providing site-wide technical leadership across project delivery, startup, and ongoing operations.

Responsibilities

The individual will provide site-wide industrial hygiene support for project design, construction, equipment selection, and startup activities. They will develop and implement the site industrial hygiene framework and partner with various stakeholders to identify industrial hygiene risks and implement control measures.

• Lead site-wide industrial hygiene support for project design, construction, equipment selection, and startup activities to inform risk assessments, engineering controls, containment strategies, and management of change requirements for processes, equipment, and work environments.
• Develop and implement the site industrial hygiene framework, including written programs, procedures, exposure assessment strategies, governance processes, business processes, and training needed to support operational readiness and GMP manufacturing.
• Partner with project, engineering, operations, occupational health, maintenance, and quality stakeholders to identify industrial hygiene risks, implement practical control measures, and integrate requirements into site systems, startup plans, and safe work practices.
• Oversee site industrial hygiene programs during operations, including exposure monitoring, medical surveillance support, respiratory protection, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, biological safety, and other applicable industrial hygiene programs.
• Develop prioritized monitoring plans, interpret exposure and assessment data, prepare recommendations and reports, support audits and investigations, and track performance metrics to drive compliance, program effectiveness, and continuous improvement across the site lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in industrial hygiene, occupational health, safety, engineering, chemistry, biology, environmental health, or a related scientific or technical discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant industrial hygiene and HSE experience within GMP manufacturing (pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing preferred).
• Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Skills

• Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) certification preferred; candidates actively working toward certification may also be considered based on experience and qualifications.
• Previous experience supporting greenfield, startup, or major capital project environments in pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, or other regulated manufacturing settings.
• Previous experience in cGMP pharmaceutical, biotech, or chemical manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency in industrial hygiene exposure assessment, air sampling strategy, data interpretation, and the application of engineering controls and containment concepts.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and provide sound technical recommendations during design reviews, risk assessments, and operational readiness planning.

Benefits

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).

Pay

The anticipated wage for this position is $101,250 - $169,400. Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).

Schedule

Primarily day shift; additional flexibility and occasional off-hours support may be needed during project delivery, startup, and ongoing site operations. Travel Percentage (%): Less than 5% annually.