Sr. Industrial Hygienist - Lebanon API Manufacturing

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Lilly is currently constructing an advanced manufacturing facility for production of API molecules located in Lebanon, IN (Lilly Lebanon API).  This facility is Lilly’s largest investment in manufacturing capacity and is intended to provide APIs for current and future products, including new modalities.  This is a unique opportunity to be a part of the startup team for the greenfield manufacturing site, and the successful candidate will help to build the programs and business processes to enable a successful startup into GMP manufacturing operations.

Main Purpose and Objectives of Position: 

The Industrial Hygienist is part of the Lilly Lebanon Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Manufacturing Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) team and provides technical expertise and support in the development, implementation, and maintenance of HSE industrial hygiene (IH) programs and other HSE programs, as needed. This position will serve as the primary IH contact for a variety of areas (e.g., such as small molecule manufacturing, peptide manufacturing, warehouse, etc.).

In the project delivery and startup phases (startup expected 2025 to 2027), the industrial hygienist role will be fluid and dynamic as we endeavor to support project delivery, build a new organization, develop and implement the necessary systems and business processes required to support GMP operations, and build the site culture. This will require significant collaboration, creativity, and resilience as the site grows through startup to full scale GMP manufacturing.

Post start-up, this role will continue to be the subject matter expert and daily support for IH programs and other assigned HSE programs (as needed) within their assigned work areas.

Key Responsibilities for this role include:

• Participate in the development of the HSE operational readiness plan for the Lilly Lebanon API facility as a collaborative, inclusive, and energetic member of the HSE team.

• Responsible for implementing written programs, offering applicable trainings, supporting the industrial hygiene implementation strategy for the assigned work areas, working directly with the areas for implementation and troubleshooting, and auditing compliance.

• Be a technical resource for assigned programs (e.g., exposure assessment, hearing conservation, biological safety, bloodborne pathogens, personal protective equipment, reproductive hazards, etc.) including conducting workplace assessments to identify potential health hazards, performing air monitoring, noise monitoring, and other assessments. Analyze data and prepare reports on findings.

• Develop a partnership with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering functions to help manage change, assure safety and compliance of new systems, and assist in setting requirements to assure safe and compliant startup.

• Be a resource to the operational areas in helping them understand the regulatory requirements of their areas and programs; work with them in implementing solutions that comply with these regulations and programs. 

• Complete internal HSE audits/assessments, lead/support incident investigations, assist with trending HSE data and metrics compilation, and support the development of long-term plans to drive program improvements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Hygiene or related field

• 3+ years of Industrial Hygiene experience within cGMP manufacturing (pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing preferred)

Additional Preferences:

• Demonstrated skills in technical expertise and self-motivation.

• Attention to detail and ability to be flexible depending on operational needs.

• Effective communication skills (oral, written, presentation, and negotiation) appropriate for all levels in the organization and a willingness to share information.

• A self-motivated, action-oriented, high-energy team player with demonstrated ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative organizational culture.

• Practices and earns trust and mutual respect.

• High degree of business and personal ethics and integrity.

• Analysis/problem assessment skills