Dr Angel Jimenez-Aranda
Salford Business School
Current positions
Associate Professor/Reader
Biography
Angel Jimenez-Aranda is an Associate Professor for Digital Transformation at the University of Salford. With a career dedicated to the intersection of management and digital innovation, Angel has over a decade of experience within prestigious health and manufacturing enterprises.
Between 2013 and 2021, Angel worked at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STH) managing a project portfolio of digital healthcare technology innovations. The projects were multidisciplinary and with different clinical applications, requiring the development of digital tools complying with medical regulations and embedding them in NHS services to maximise value for patients and healthcare professionals.
From March 2021 to September 2023 Angel worked in a FTSE 250 manufacturing company of construction products as a Digital Innovation Director, being responsible for developing the Digital Strategy and designing and delivering key digital projects on product data modelling, systems interoperability, and digital customer services. This involved managing multidisciplinary teams and acting as a catalyst for change for digital transformation.
His research focuses on the implementation of technology-driven solutions to drive transformational change, adding tangible value for end-users while empowering informed decision-making processes.
Areas of Research
digital transformation
digital health
product information management
decision support systems
user empowerment
digital technology
Qualifications
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NHS Science Training Programme (Equivalence)
2020 - 2020 -
Master of Business Administration
2006 - 2008 -
PhD in Chemical Engineering
1998 - 2003
Publications
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Identifying individual enablers and barriers to the use of digital technology for the self-management of long-term conditions by older adults
Moody, L., Wood, E., Needham, A., Booth, A., Jimenez-Aranda, A., & Tindale, W. (2022). Identifying individual enablers and barriers to the use of digital technology for the self-management of long-term conditions by older adults. Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology, 46(6), https://doi.org/10.1080/03091902.2022.2089249
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The Development of a Digital Dysphagia Guide with Care Homes: Co-Production and Evaluation of a Nutrition Support Tool
Pownall, S., Barnett, E., Skilbeck, J., Jimenez-Aranda, A., & Fowler-Davis, S. (2019). The Development of a Digital Dysphagia Guide with Care Homes: Co-Production and Evaluation of a Nutrition Support Tool. #Journal not on list, 4(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics4030048
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Development and user-testing of a digital patient decision aid to facilitate shared decision-making for people with stable angina
Harris, E., Conway, D., Jimenez-Aranda, A., Butts, J., Hedley-Takhar, P., Thomson, R., & Astin, F. (2022). Development and user-testing of a digital patient decision aid to facilitate shared decision-making for people with stable angina. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 22(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-01882-x