Title: The company has chosen an approach to well-being that goes beyond the logic of traditional benefits
Insights from Ilham Mouhriz, Group CHRO at Sothema:
In a sector where innovation, industrial excellence, and sustainable performance are closely linked to talent development, employee experience relies on companies' ability to create a more human, more learning-oriented, and more inclusive work environment.
Ilham Mouhriz, Group CHRO at Sothema, discusses the group's strengths, her vision of employee experience, and the measures put in place to enhance its attractiveness and well-being at work.
Sothema is today a major player in the pharmaceutical industry in Morocco and Africa. But beyond its industrial and scientific expertise, the company was built on a strong belief: sustainable performance depends above all on the ability of women and men to evolve, learn, and adapt in a constantly changing environment. In a sector marked by technological acceleration, regulatory changes, and new health challenges, Sothema stands out as much for its industrial excellence as for its ability to evolve its human and organizational models. Sothema's uniqueness also lies in its vision of leadership and governance. As a listed company led by a woman, it presents a model where diversity, inclusion, and accountability are seen as true drivers of transformation. The company thus champions a modern vision of performance, based on more learning-oriented, more adaptable, and more human organizations.
At Sothema, employee experience today goes beyond the traditional scope of human resources. It is based on the quality of working relationships, the meaning given to tasks, the opportunity to grow, and each person's ability to fully contribute to a collective dynamic. The company has gradually built a culture based on closeness, listening, and dialogue. Initiatives like "Bihatna" create direct exchange spaces between the field and management, with the aim of reducing silos and bringing operational realities closer to strategic decisions. Sothema also develops more innovative approaches to employee experience, based on continuous listening and agile feedback to better understand team expectations in a constantly evolving environment. Skills development is central to the company's HR strategy. Sothema invests in training programs covering both technical expertise related to the pharmaceutical industry and behavioral and managerial skills: leadership, emotional intelligence, conflict management, cybersecurity, quality culture, adaptation to change, and intergenerational collaboration. The company has also strengthened its leadership approach through strategic partnerships and programs that promote a more collaborative, empowering, and human management culture. For Sothema, HR innovation is no longer just about digitizing processes, but primarily about making organizations more adaptable in human terms.
For Sothema, a company's attractiveness is no longer based solely on its brand or its business. Employees today seek environments that offer meaning, stability, growth prospects, and strong relational quality. The company has therefore chosen an approach to well-being that goes beyond the logic of traditional benefits, with a priority on building a healthy, humane, and sustainable work environment. This approach includes prevention and health actions, with close medical and social support, awareness campaigns, and concrete initiatives focused on physical and psychological well-being. In a demanding industrial environment, workplace safety is also a strategic priority. Sothema continues to invest heavily in prevention, training, and the continuous improvement of working conditions. The company also develops several community-focused initiatives for employees and their families through educational, sports, and solidarity programs that strengthen the sense of belonging and human connection. Its attractiveness also stems from a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, with the aim of valuing differences, unlocking potential, and creating spaces where everyone can fully find their place. Finally, Sothema champions a sustainable vision of work, based on preparing for the skills of tomorrow and a more human approach to organizational transformation.
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