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As with Science, Technology, Education, and Mathematics (STEM) or Information Sciences, meta\u2010disciplines rely on coherent professional identities. Positioning TS in this way foregrounds the need to develop such identities across diverse contributors. TS team members often begin with deep domain\u2010specific expertise followed by acquisition of cross\u2010cutting translational capabilities that together support career and professional outcomes. Despite intensive workforce development efforts, no shared framework describes how Translational Science Professionals (TrSPros [We use TrSPro, \u201cTranslational Science Professional,\u201d to differentiate from the existing TSP, \u201cTeam Science Professional.\u201d]) develop professional identities. We adapt an established identity socialization model to TS, offering a heuristic for how contributors across roles become\u2014and belong as\u2014TrSPros. 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