📍 Remote (London-based)

⏱  Part-Time / Freelance

Company Description

Founded in 2020, Trustlife is an AI- and systems biology–driven drug discovery company advancing human data–centric therapeutic development. Operating across the United Kingdom, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States, Trustlife integrates large-scale human multi-omics data, advanced AI platforms, and fully integrated preclinical R&D capabilities to develop next-generation medicines at unprecedented speed and efficiency.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Scientific Grant Writer to identify funding opportunities and lead the preparation of competitive submissions to major UK and European research funding bodies. The ideal candidate has a strong scientific writing background and a proven record of winning translational biomedical grants.

Key funding channels include:

• UKRI (Innovate UK, MRC, BBSRC)

• NIHR (i4i)

• CRUK, Wellcome Trust

• Horizon Europe and related EU schemes

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor funding calls & maintain deadlines calendar

• Assess strategic fit and recommend opportunities

• Lead drafting and structuring of full proposals

• Translate technical content into compelling narratives

• Align submissions with call criteria & evaluation frameworks

• Coordinate scientific, commercial, and partner inputs

• Ensure compliance with formatting, documentation & word limits

• Manage multiple timelines and submissions in parallel

• Incorporate reviewer feedback to improve future proposals

• Availability to attend in-person strategic grant meetings at the office on an ad-hoc basis as required.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of successful grant writing with UKRI or equivalent funding bodies

• Demonstrated successful trajectory securing successful applications for grants from at least one major UK funding body (e.g. UKRI, NIHR, Wellcome Trust).

• Strong scientific writing, structuring, and storytelling skills

• Ability to digest complex scientific material quickly

• Understanding of drug discovery, pre-clinical research, and health technologies

• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

• Comfortable operating independently in a remote setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Horizon Europe proposals & consortium building

• Familiarity with systems biology or modelling platforms

• Exposure to biotech/pharma environments

• Understanding of commercialisation, regulation, and health economics