About Jesse Harris

Jesse Harris

I am an experienced science marketer who loves working with biopharma and chemical technology companies to solve business challenges. I specialize in science content marketing and strategy.

I am a Senior Editor at BrandLab, where I edit, write, develop marketing strategy, and do other content marketing-related work. This includes:

  • Writing articles, blogs, ads, emails, and other content.
  • Editing content created by freelancers and coworkers.
  • Speaking at conferences, host webinars, and run workshops.
  • Performing research and developing strategy.
  • Creating video and social content for a range of channels.

I have master’s degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering, and am working on my MBA.

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What is BrandLab? What Does Jesse Harris Do?

BrandLab is a content studio within the American Chemical Society (ACS). BrandLab’s work can be divided into two halves:

  • The first half focuses on content marketing for internal ACS projects, which often involves innovative use of content to reach relevant audiences.
  • The second half of BrandLab’s work is science content marketing services for external clients that want to reach the ACS membership. In practice, this means that we oversee the creation of white papers and e-books for leading CDMOs, chemical technology companies, and other businesses that sell to chemists.

In practice, this means I do a wide variety of science marketing-related work. It’s a blast.

Where Else Has Jesse Worked?

From 2021 to 2024, I was the Digital Marketing Coordinator as ACD/Labs. This was a science marketing role at a chemistry software company, specializing in tools for analytical chemistry. I was responsible for products such as Luminata, ChemSketch, and Name. I also took on a wide range of science marketing functions, including writing blogs, running Google ads, creating YouTube videos, and competitive research.

Before that, I worked as an Administrative Assistant at Precision Services, which is a construction company. That taught me many of the fundementals of business, such as accounts receivable/payable, invoicing, developing RFPs, and project management.

For two years, I also worked as a high school teacher at a private school. This experience was incredible for learning management skills, organization, and content creation.

I’ve also worked as a freelance writer, for a variety of businesses and publications. This included topics such as climate tech, food science, and e-commerce. I am not active as a freelancer at the moment, but feel free to reach out if you think I would be a good fit for a specific project.

What Did Jesse Study in Graduate School?

I have two masters’ degrees:

Masters in Chemical Engineering (M.A.Sc – Queen’s University): Assessing the biocompatibility of oligomers and amine-functionalized polymers for use in two-phase partitioning bioreactors (Link). In layman’s terms, I tried to mix microbes with weird plastics to see if they would die.

Masters in Chemistry (M.Sc. – Queen’s University): Advances in 5-(Hydroxymethyl)Furfural Production From Cellulose Via CO2-Catalysis (Link). Essentially, I attempted to make jet fuel from algae.

I’m also working on an MBA from Carleton University, which should be completed by summer of 2027.