
Trustlife Therapeutics offers an AI-powered platform that speeds up drug discovery from target to preclinical. It combines the Trustlife AI system with advanced systems biology and big data to model biology and identify viable targets. The platform supports end-to-end workflows, including target discovery, hit identification, lead optimization, and preclinical development. Built as a B2B solution for biopharma and research organizations, it leverages causal AI and a scalable data infrastructure. The company aims to scale drug discovery across major therapeutic areas such as neurodegeneration, oncology, inflammation, and muscle-wasting diseases.

Trustlife Therapeutics offers an AI-powered platform that speeds up drug discovery from target to preclinical. It combines the Trustlife AI system with advanced systems biology and big data to model biology and identify viable targets. The platform supports end-to-end workflows, including target discovery, hit identification, lead optimization, and preclinical development. Built as a B2B solution for biopharma and research organizations, it leverages causal AI and a scalable data infrastructure. The company aims to scale drug discovery across major therapeutic areas such as neurodegeneration, oncology, inflammation, and muscle-wasting diseases.
📍 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