Associate - Environmental

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 environmental associate will provide technical support on all environmental aspects (i.e. water, air & waste) at the Indy Parenteral Manufacturing (IPM) site. This includes all local and regulatory environmental compliance monitoring, supporting corporate environmental and sustainability goals & driving continuous improvement in the site's environmental aspects.  The IPM environmental associate will work closely with Indianapolis Environmental Services (IES) to ensure compliance to all campus environmental programs, permits and associated reporting.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Aspect owner for IPM environmental aspects.
• Conduct site self-assessments for environmental aspects to ensure IPM meets or exceeds Lilly and regulatory compliance requirements
• Lead aspect focus teams to drive engagement in environmental programs.
• Track and provide metrics to the site and corporate functions as required, recommend continuous improvement actions based on data trends.
• Responsible for RCRA hazardous waste and DOT hazardous material compliance, including program management, employee training and indirect management of 3rd party waste handling technicians
• Assess environmental impact and required actions for IPM change controls
• Participate in the Indy campus Spill Team, providing guidance for business areas on spill cleanup and waste handling
• Flexibility to provide health and safety support to one or multiple IPM departments, including direct safety team support for those areas
• Provide on call support as needed to support IPM manufacturing teams

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Science, Industrial Safety or similar
• Prior environmental experience, especially in RCRA hazardous waste and DOT hazardous material management

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of Environmental experience (manufacturing preferred)
• Master's degree preferred
• Strong environmental regulatory knowledge
• Demonstrated technical leadership skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Strong ability to analyze data to propose program and process improvements

Qualified applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Lilly will not provide support for or sponsor work authorization and/or visas for this role.

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

$65,250 - $169,400

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).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.

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