Overview
Anyi Li serves as Chief of Computer Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, a position held since August 2019[1][3]. Li also holds the title of Attending Physicist at the institution as of October 2025[4]. In this role, Li leads multidisciplinary teams across engineering, data science, physics, and operations to modernize clinical systems and operationalize artificial intelligence in clinical workflows, overseeing a portfolio of approximately 150 clinical systems[2]. Li's work focuses on the operational requirements for transitioning artificial intelligence applications from pilot projects to production environments[2].
Li's professional background includes positions at IBM Watson Health as Senior Software Engineer from May 2015 to August 2019[6][7], and prior roles at Yahoo and the University of Washington[9][10]. Li holds a Ph.D. in Computational Physics from the University of Kentucky (2003–2009)[11] and a B.S. in Physics from Shandong University (1999–2003)[12].
Profile introduction
I’m an Attending Physicist and Chief of Computer Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where I lead multidisciplinary teams across engineering, data science, physics, and operations to modernize clinical systems and operationalize AI in real care workflows. I oversee a portfolio of ~150 clinical systems used by clinicians and staff, with a focus on reducing friction, improving coordination and throughput, and strengthening patient safety through workflow intelligence and decision support. My work centers on the “AI operating model” required to move from pilots to production: data…
Career history
- Chief of Computer ServiceAug 2019 to presentMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Attending PhysicistOct 2025 to presentMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Associate Attending PhysicistAug 2019 to presentMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Senior Software Engineer/Lead/ArchitectJul 2018 to Aug 2019IBM Watson Health
- Senior Software EngineerMay 2015 to Jul 2018IBM Watson Health
- Senior Software EngineerDec 2014 to May 2015Explorys, an IBM Company
- Software System Development EngineerJan 2014 to Dec 2014Yahoo
- Research AssociateSep 2011 to Aug 2013University of Washington
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Physics2003 - 2009University of Kentucky
- Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics1999 - 2003Shandong University
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