I am currently working as an R&D Engineer for a medical device company, and have been for the past 6 years. As an R&D engineer I do have a lot of experience working with the Quality departments (QA, QC, etc.). As our professor has pointed out a numerous times in this week’s lecture, it is very common to encounter situations where the engineer (scientist) have conflicts with the Quality department. I have personally been in many situations where scientific, statistical, and practical knowledge has conflicted with our internal quality procedure; which then leads to lengthy debates between R&D and Quality about how to pursue the matter at hand. R&D generally comes from the side of science, practical knowledge, and the need to get stuff done and keep the project moving forward. While the Quality department usually comes from the side of following procedures and maintaining compliance. What are some of you opinions on this very extremely common dynamic between the R&D and Quality department.