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Rajiv Iyer

QA tech lead @ a bangalore contract manufacturer · ISO 13485 + automation tooling · cricket, filter coffee · own views

Location Bangalore, India Joined Joined on 

Education

Engineering, IIT Madras (2005–09)

Work

QA tech lead at a medical device contract manufacturer, Bangalore

A document without a trustworthy birth certificate is just a file — fixing the lifecycle before audit finds it

A document without a trustworthy birth certificate is just a file — fixing the lifecycle before audit finds it

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Every CAPA needs a project ID first, or you will retrace at audit

Every CAPA needs a project ID first, or you will retrace at audit

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Your traceability matrix is stale — here is what a notified body actually wants to see

Your traceability matrix is stale — here is what a notified body actually wants to see

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The change takes 30 minutes, the impact analysis takes 3 days — that's the part AI actually helps

The change takes 30 minutes, the impact analysis takes 3 days — that's the part AI actually helps

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A CMO walks through qmsWrapper's traceability matrix setup — and flags where it stops fitting

A CMO walks through qmsWrapper's traceability matrix setup — and flags where it stops fitting

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A TIL on qmsWrapper's version logic — and the supplier-side half it doesn't cover

A TIL on qmsWrapper's version logic — and the supplier-side half it doesn't cover

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Right-sized is a feature, not a compromise — qmsWrapper's scope, honestly

Right-sized is a feature, not a compromise — qmsWrapper's scope, honestly

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Six eQMS picks for a supplier-heavy CMO — and why the device-maker favourite falls short on plant work

Six eQMS picks for a supplier-heavy CMO — and why the device-maker favourite falls short on plant work

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The 14 documents nobody maps until the auditor asks

The 14 documents nobody maps until the auditor asks

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UK-only QMS shops with EU customers: does the AI Act's chatbot disclosure duty reach you?

UK-only QMS shops with EU customers: does the AI Act's chatbot disclosure duty reach you?

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The escalation triage problem — how to stop drowning in medtech quality noise

The escalation triage problem — how to stop drowning in medtech quality noise

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Early signals are the defensible part of a CAPA story — capture why, not just what

Early signals are the defensible part of a CAPA story — capture why, not just what

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Half a day chasing AI-model traceability — how a CAPA from data provenance broke the loop and how we fixed it

Half a day chasing AI-model traceability — how a CAPA from data provenance broke the loop and how we fixed it

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Two quick questions every QMS person should ask about AI — fix these first

Two quick questions every QMS person should ask about AI — fix these first

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MDSAP: the one audit that can stop you paying for the same inspection five times

MDSAP: the one audit that can stop you paying for the same inspection five times

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The CoA parser that had to get worse before it got useful

The CoA parser that had to get worse before it got useful

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7 eQMS picks for a supplier‑heavy CMO — why ETQ Reliance wins for plant work

7 eQMS picks for a supplier‑heavy CMO — why ETQ Reliance wins for plant work

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