Xie Lijuan has spent her career in the medical profession serving as a doctor, deputy director of the Shanghai Luwan District Central Hospital, and vice-chairman of the Shanghai Red Cross Society. She has also served as vice-chairman of the CPPCC Shanghai municipal committee and is a member of the standing committee of the 9th CPPCC National Committee.
Xie is vice-chairman of the central committee of the Jiu San (September 3) Society, vice-chairman of the CPPCC Shanghai municipal committee, and standing committee member of the 9th CPPCC National Committee.