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In this episode of the Global Medical Device Podcast, host Etienne Nichols is joined by quality and regulatory expert Ashkon Rasooli to explore the essentials of creating a high-impact, non-burdensome Quality Management System (QMS). Ashkon shares his four guiding principles for building an effective QMS—emphasizing quality over proceduralism, culture over mandate, redundancy over duplication, and conciseness over verbosity. This conversation dives into strategies for optimizing QMS implementation, reducing overhead, and integrating quality culture company-wide. The episode wraps with tactical advice for new medical device founders on setting up their QMS for long-term success.Key Timestamps:00:02 – Intro to Greenlight Guru and Episode Topic03:30 – Introducing Ashkon Rasooli and his background05:15 – Defining the “Non-BS QMS” approach06:45 – Principle #1: Quality Over Proceduralism12:00 – Navigating deviations in QMS and avoiding extremes14:45 – Principle #2: Culture Over Mandate22:10 – Principle #3: Redundan