Process Safety Engineer - Meet Life Sciences : Job Details

Senior Principal, Process Safety Engineer (HSE – Lilly Medicine Foundry)

Location: Lebanon, Indiana (on-site)

Level: Principal Scientist equivalent – senior technical leadership role

Focus: Lead and strengthen process safety programs in a regulated pharmaceutical manufacturing/lab environment, specifically with hazardous chemicals.

Core Must-Haves

• Degree: Bachelor's (minimum) in engineering (chemical/mechanical preferred), occupational safety, or equivalent science discipline.
• Experience: 6–8+ years in process safety within pharma manufacturing OR other highly regulated hazardous chemical industries (chemical manufacturing, petrochemical, specialty chemicals, nuclear, high-containment API, etc.).

Technical Depth:

• Chemical unit process operations
• OSHA PSM & EPA RMP regulatory compliance
• PSM/RMP tools (PHA/HAZOP, Facility Siting, MOC)
• Equipment reliability & mechanical integrity
• Root Cause Analysis leadership
• Leadership: Ability to lead safety programs and technical teams.
• Track Record: Preferably has helped stand up or mature a process safety function in a lab or manufacturing setting.

Strong Plus

• Professional Engineering (PE) license or Safety Certifications (CSP, CCPSC).
• Experience integrating process safety into capital projects.
• Global process safety auditing exposure.