247 - Why Everyone in Pharma and MedTech Should Work in Quality

Quality is often treated like a necessary function rather than an exciting career path. But working in quality can give professionals in pharma, biotech, and MedTech a much broader understanding of how regulated businesses actually operate.

In this video, Subhi Saadeh explains three reasons everyone in the industry should consider spending time in quality:

You learn how the business works. Quality follows the product across its lifecycle from development and suppliers through manufacturing, operations, regulatory changes, and post-market activities.

You develop judgment. Quality professionals regularly make structured, risk-based decisions in gray areas and document those decisions so they can withstand audits, inspections, and future review.

You learn to influence without owning everything. Quality is often accountable for outcomes without directly controlling every activity, which requires strong questions, clear communication, and the ability to help teams navigate competing priorities.

Even if you do not spend your entire career in quality, the experience can make you a stronger decision-maker, collaborator, and leader throughout the rest of your career.

00:00 Why Quality Matters

00:35 Why Work in Quality

01:41 Reason One: Learn How the Business Works

02:47 Reason Two: Make Defensible Decisions

05:23 Reason Three: Influence Without Authority

07:43 Key Takeaways

About Subhi

Subhi Saadeh is a consultant, trainer, auditor, and the founder and principal of Let’s Combinate. He has spent his career across medical devices and pharmaceuticals, with experience spanning research and development, industrialization, quality systems, and combination products. Through Let’s Combinate, he helps professionals and organizations better understand the intersection of drugs, devices, quality, and regulatory requirements.