Overview

Gender

female

Jennifer Smoter brings more than 20 years’ experience in the global biotech biopharmaceutical and healthcare industries to her role leading Intellia’s external affairs and communications. She is a recognized expert in corporate identity, brand, advocacy, stakeholder engagement and communications. Jennifer oversees communications, corporate marketing, government affairs, public affairs, patient access and stakeholder engagement.

Prior to joining Intellia, Jennifer oversaw the global communications, patient advocacy and corporate marketing organizations for AbbVie, after leading communications for AbbVie’s successful separation from Abbott, the single largest transaction in NYSE history. AbbVie was named a Top 5 brand by FutureBrand in 2015 and a Top 20 brand in 2014. Jennifer previously held a number of senior-level communications roles in Abbott, including head of communications for the consumer-facing Nutrition business and head of Public Affairs for global pharmaceuticals.

Jennifer holds more than a dozen awards for public relations and brand campaigns and founded and led Amicus Communications & Brand Management, a network of senior-level communication and brand management consultants working in regulated industries.

Jennifer received her B.A. from Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with focus areas of philosophy, communications and social sciences. Currently, Jennifer serves at the co-chair of the communication section of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine and is a founding Board member of the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine’s Foundation.