Much of her work takes place in the laboratory, but she is also frequently in the field—at processing facilities, fish landing facilities, and aquaculture sites—where she participates in sampling and data collection. Her core competencies include analytical chemistry, microbiology and molecular biology.

After completing her degree in Tromsø, Janne worked at UiT The Arctic University of Norway on research involving bioactive peptides from marine and terrestrial organisms. She has also taken part in research projects related to drug transport and delivery at the Department of Pharmacy in Tromsø, and has contributed to teaching in physical pharmacy, aseptic production and biopharmacy in the pharmacy programme.