Does Lightcast Discovery pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lightcast Discovery employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lightcast Discovery. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lightcast Discovery?

60% of Lightcast Discovery employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightcast Discovery 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Lightcast Discovery?

Senior Scientist (2) , Software Developer (2) , Software Engineer (2)

What are the pros of working at Lightcast Discovery according to real employee reviews?

"People are friendly and lovely." ((in 5 reviews)); "Benefits are average: medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, gym, share options scheme, nice view from the kitchen, free lunches/breakfast and snacks so they can claim to be nice to employees when all they're doing is distract and placate." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Lightcast Discovery according to real employee reviews?

"active career progression and waste of time." ((in 5 reviews)); "Middle management is bad." ((in 3 reviews))

Lightcast Discovery Reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Paul Loeffen

67% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (27 reviews)

Lightcast Discovery has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lightcast Discovery employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

27 reviews

5.0

6 Mar 2026

Exciting place to work developing incredible tech!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Amazing technology with huge potential to impact medical research. A great group of people who are incredibly dedicated and very supportive. Good competitive benefits. Good leadership.

Cons

Developing the product has taken longer than expected which has caused some stress. Some redundancies last year which impacted the vibe but the positive momentum is picking up again.

5.0

27 Feb 2026

Good company to work for - had its challenges, but change seems to be on its way

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

good people who work really hard . New structure was put in place recently which seems to be improving things especially working together as teams. Its a good start. Great benefit structure in place, pay competitive. good job security in a challenging environment for biotech.

Cons

Management has not always been effective in dealing with difficult people so not always raised anymore, but that does seem to be changing, the tech is complex so can be stressful at times,

5.0

21 Feb 2026

Pretty good all in

Research scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice people, friendly, helpful atmos

Cons

It’s hard to think of any really, I had a good time

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