Before joining for PhD at University of Birmingham, Linju worked at the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) and Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), as a National Co-ordinator on an implementation research project focused on peer led, worksite based diabetes prevention.
Currently Linju is pursuing split-site PhD at University of Birmingham and will work in collaboration with Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum and Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), New Delhi. She is further interested in pursuing a career in non-communicable disease management and health systems management.