At the University of Auckland, she gained a PhD in neuroscience and the title of her 2003 doctoral thesis was Neuroserpin regulates neurite outgrowth in AtT-20 and PC12 cell lines.

[3] She also worked as a current affairs and talkback host on Radio Tarana, and accompanied prime ministers Helen Clark and John Key on their official visits to India as a member of the press.

Goff retired in 2016; Parmar unsuccessfully contested Mount Roskill against Labour's Michael Wood in the subsequent by-election, and again at the 2017 general election where she was returned as a list MP.

[9] In her maiden speech of 28 October 2014, Parmar stated her values of "strong, caring families and communities, personal responsibility, and equal citizenship and opportunities" and set out her priorities for the science sector and small businesses.

[12] The bill, which proposed to require newborns to be enrolled with a general practice before the age of 6 months, passed its first reading with support of all parties and was referred to the health committee.

[20][21] The bill attracted attention from local patent attorneys,[22] the software industry,[23] and from overseas jurisdictions[24][25][26][27] but was ultimately unsuccessful at its first reading.

[29][30] On the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth, Parmar ran a petition for his statute to be installed in Auckland to acknowledge his legacy.

[32] She sought the National candidacy in Mount Roskill, Upper Harbour, and Maungakiekie ahead of the 2023 general election but was not selected.

[37] As ACT's education spokesperson, Parmar objected to the University of Auckland's designated safe spaces for Māori and Pasifika students.

She argued that the policy was racially discriminatory, divisive and failed to address historical injustices faced by ethnic minorities in New Zealand.