Does Lightship pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Lightship employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Lightship. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Lightship?

86% of Lightship employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Lightship 4.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.5 for culture and values and 4.4 for career opportunities.

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

"Specifically the team I worked with was great" ((in 6 reviews)); "Amazing mission and the people that work here are truly dedicated to it." ((in 4 reviews)); "Excellent Leadership" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 2 reviews))

What are employees saying about Lightship redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Lightship redundancy and their outlook for job security at Lightship in 2026.

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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(33 total reviews)

David MacMurchy

88% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Diversity and inclusion

4.6

Work/Life balance

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Culture and values

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Senior management

Lightship has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 33 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lightship employee rating is 25% above average for employers within the Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

33 reviews

4.0

27 Jan 2026

Exceptional Leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Really exceptional leadership in Darcy and Michael. Worth the challenges of a start up to grow under them.

Cons

Startup environments are always volatile.

2.0

22 Oct 2025

Don’t Go Towards the Light

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Unlimited PTO and remote work

Cons

Poor leadership, inconsistent company goals that change with the wind, revolving door of leadership, frequent layoffs, disrespectful leadership.

5.0

7 Apr 2025

Overall employee experience

Clinical study coordinator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance Supportive staff and colleagues Focuses on career development and growth

Cons

Smaller projects with greater amount of recruitment-based studies.

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