# 249 - The Best Audit Advice Nobody Told Me

- Show: [Let's Combinate](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate)
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Length: 14m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2026-08-05-249-the-best-audit-advice-nobody-told-me
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letscombinate/episodes/249---The-Best-Audit-Advice-Nobody-Told-Me-e3mvrbf

## Summary

Subhi Saadeh, a quality professional and certified lead auditor specializing in drug-device combination products, shares five key lessons learned from transitioning from the auditee to the auditor side. He emphasizes that audits should evaluate the health and adequacy of a system rather than targeting individuals, and that auditors must look for systemic patterns rather than isolated errors. Saadeh also stresses the importance of setting realistic scopes, recognizing auditing as a distinct skill set separate from technical expertise, and lowering anxiety to gather better evidence.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2026-08-05-249-the-best-audit-advice-nobody-told-me#t=0) Introduction: Audits Aren't Gotchas
- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2026-08-05-249-the-best-audit-advice-nobody-told-me#t=0) Lesson 1: Audit the System, Not the Person

## Topics

- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- PDA (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Auditing the Auditor](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2023-01-07-auditing-the-auditor) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [For the Love of Internal Auditing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-04-26-for-the-love-of-internal-auditing) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [What are the Audit Etiquette Rules I Should be Following?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-08-12-what-are-the-audit-etiquette-rules-i-should-be-following) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Past, Present, Future State (and World) of Quality in the Medical Device Industry](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-09-22-past-present-future-state-and-world-of-quality-in-the-medical-device-industry) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [#367: Interviewing the Interviewer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2024-05-16-367-interviewing-the-interviewer) (Global Medical Device Podcast)

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